dell darling

writer, artist | she/her | creating romantic works featuring the eerie, the lovely & the fae 🔞 Mobile Masterlist || Become a Patron!

[delldarling]

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d.darling writes - stories! long, short, small blurbs 

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art - inspiring pieces! 

commission page - what it says on the tin <3

masterlist - desktop version!

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poetry - inspiring quotes and poems

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text posts - anything from jokes to informational texts

In addition to my work here, you can also find me in a few other places! I only post my stories here or on the following accounts, currently (though I do have an empty wattpad & empty pillowfort). If you find my stories elsewhere, please let me know! <3

ko-fi  Want to tip me? I am utterly thankful! 

Patreon There is currently over 522k words worth of fiction on my Patreon! In addition to 305k+ words spread between five different full length novel drafts, there are blurbs about future projects, works in progress, concept art, monthly stories and/or illustrations, and secret links to inspiration blogs/boards and playlists! Nearly all of the above is available at the $1 tier! Want a sneak peek?  Check out my Patreon Masterlist! (Updated as of July 2022)

Pillowfort Rather sparse! But everything you can currently find on tumblr will eventually be moved over there as well.

Twitter I retweet art I find inspiring and ramble idly about writing, drawing or silly things that happen in my day to day.

[delldarling]

Spooky Drop🎃🕸 Did you catch the mushroom puns? 😉🍄 #boobasket #halloweenfashion #fallfashion #witchcore #darkforestaesthetic #spookycottage

😭

I may be working 12 hour days between my day job and my work at SS, but holy moly!! The art fills my soul 💖

[delldarling]

Despite the work industry absolutely running me ragged 😅 So! Diving in and giving y'all an update on how life us going:

1. I'm assistant manager of a food establishment. Without the job, kids would be very hungry and bills would go unpaid so I'm stuck there at the moment! The overtime and tips help, but any spare moment I have goes to family bc I miss them dangit. save me from the entitlement of some people though 😭 I read your order back to you, you PAID, I brought you the food and- that wasn't what you ordered? Ma'am.

2. I have a talented af entrepreneur friend, who, in.. February? March?? Brought me a business proposition for jewelry, and eventually d&d pop ups. It's. It's overwhelming in a good way, scraping every spare second to put together what I felt were little doodles. All her other start ups are successful, and gd she's an inspiration, so I thought why not! Maybe I'll make a few bucks

3. Which leads me to now: October will be our debut for the jewelry and assorted baubles. Somehow she's wrangled contracts from our local zoo, multiple state parks (some not even IN California, like. Am I hallucinating???) And every Friday in October I'll be vending at a local event. I'm still working at the gd food place, but the end is coming into sight - and the creative drive is returning.

If you wanna help support with follows or likes, you can find my sparkly endeavors on- well, it'll pretty much be any social media 😅 but for now you can get some sneak peeks at sequoiasiren !!

But I know what you're here for, and I haven't forgotten 💖 Stay tuned for more art and stories!

[delldarling]

You can find us now, not only on insta, but tiktok! You'll be hearing the voice of my friend and business partner more often than not, but rest assured:

Every design you see? Hand drawn, drafted and vectored by ME. Not to toot my own horn, but more often than not, anything acrylic on e*sy? Is a mass produced file that you can buy and print. (Even those prolific, fancy ones like those stained glass window h*ts! And anything lizard? By golly, those are gecko files. Mushrooms?? I go out, study and draw them from REAL LIFE) Anything you see me posting about jewelry wise?? I drew the file, trouble shooted any issues, and adjusted laser settings and redrew files accordingly.

I am Very Tired. I want SS to be my day to day and rival the food industry - but I'm still working 18+ hour days. I see messages here and on other places, and I take every kind word to heart. Just letting y'all know that I am reaching back out even while I'm tired af 😅

And let's be honest, after the study I've done into my local flora, fauna, and fungi, I am filled to the brim with story ideas 💖 so for now, check these out?

[delldarling]

Despite the work industry absolutely running me ragged 😅 So! Diving in and giving y'all an update on how life us going:

1. I'm assistant manager of a food establishment. Without the job, kids would be very hungry and bills would go unpaid so I'm stuck there at the moment! The overtime and tips help, but any spare moment I have goes to family bc I miss them dangit. save me from the entitlement of some people though 😭 I read your order back to you, you PAID, I brought you the food and- that wasn't what you ordered? Ma'am.

2. I have a talented af entrepreneur friend, who, in.. February? March?? Brought me a business proposition for jewelry, and eventually d&d pop ups. It's. It's overwhelming in a good way, scraping every spare second to put together what I felt were little doodles. All her other start ups are successful, and gd she's an inspiration, so I thought why not! Maybe I'll make a few bucks

3. Which leads me to now: October will be our debut for the jewelry and assorted baubles. Somehow she's wrangled contracts from our local zoo, multiple state parks (some not even IN California, like. Am I hallucinating???) And every Friday in October I'll be vending at a local event. I'm still working at the gd food place, but the end is coming into sight - and the creative drive is returning.

If you wanna help support with follows or likes, you can find my sparkly endeavors on- well, it'll pretty much be any social media 😅 but for now you can get some sneak peeks at sequoiasiren !!

But I know what you're here for, and I haven't forgotten 💖 Stay tuned for more art and stories!

[delldarling]

Despite the work industry absolutely running me ragged 😅 So! Diving in and giving y'all an update on how life us going:

1. I'm assistant manager of a food establishment. Without the job, kids would be very hungry and bills would go unpaid so I'm stuck there at the moment! The overtime and tips help, but any spare moment I have goes to family bc I miss them dangit. save me from the entitlement of some people though 😭 I read your order back to you, you PAID, I brought you the food and- that wasn't what you ordered? Ma'am.

2. I have a talented af entrepreneur friend, who, in.. February? March?? Brought me a business proposition for jewelry, and eventually d&d pop ups. It's. It's overwhelming in a good way, scraping every spare second to put together what I felt were little doodles. All her other start ups are successful, and gd she's an inspiration, so I thought why not! Maybe I'll make a few bucks

3. Which leads me to now: October will be our debut for the jewelry and assorted baubles. Somehow she's wrangled contracts from our local zoo, multiple state parks (some not even IN California, like. Am I hallucinating???) And every Friday in October I'll be vending at a local event. I'm still working at the gd food place, but the end is coming into sight - and the creative drive is returning.

If you wanna help support with follows or likes, you can find my sparkly endeavors on- well, it'll pretty much be any social media 😅 but for now you can get some sneak peeks at sequoiasiren !!

But I know what you're here for, and I haven't forgotten 💖 Stay tuned for more art and stories!

[delldarling]

Despite the work industry absolutely running me ragged 😅 So! Diving in and giving y'all an update on how life us going:

1. I'm assistant manager of a food establishment. Without the job, kids would be very hungry and bills would go unpaid so I'm stuck there at the moment! The overtime and tips help, but any spare moment I have goes to family bc I miss them dangit. save me from the entitlement of some people though 😭 I read your order back to you, you PAID, I brought you the food and- that wasn't what you ordered? Ma'am.

2. I have a talented af entrepreneur friend, who, in.. February? March?? Brought me a business proposition for jewelry, and eventually d&d pop ups. It's. It's overwhelming in a good way, scraping every spare second to put together what I felt were little doodles. All her other start ups are successful, and gd she's an inspiration, so I thought why not! Maybe I'll make a few bucks

3. Which leads me to now: October will be our debut for the jewelry and assorted baubles. Somehow she's wrangled contracts from our local zoo, multiple state parks (some not even IN California, like. Am I hallucinating???) And every Friday in October I'll be vending at a local event. I'm still working at the gd food place, but the end is coming into sight - and the creative drive is returning.

If you wanna help support with follows or likes, you can find my sparkly endeavors on- well, it'll pretty much be any social media 😅 but for now you can get some sneak peeks at sequoiasiren !!

But I know what you're here for, and I haven't forgotten 💖 Stay tuned for more art and stories!

[delldarling]

Despite the work industry absolutely running me ragged 😅 So! Diving in and giving y'all an update on how life us going:

1. I'm assistant manager of a food establishment. Without the job, kids would be very hungry and bills would go unpaid so I'm stuck there at the moment! The overtime and tips help, but any spare moment I have goes to family bc I miss them dangit. save me from the entitlement of some people though 😭 I read your order back to you, you PAID, I brought you the food and- that wasn't what you ordered? Ma'am.

2. I have a talented af entrepreneur friend, who, in.. February? March?? Brought me a business proposition for jewelry, and eventually d&d pop ups. It's. It's overwhelming in a good way, scraping every spare second to put together what I felt were little doodles. All her other start ups are successful, and gd she's an inspiration, so I thought why not! Maybe I'll make a few bucks

3. Which leads me to now: October will be our debut for the jewelry and assorted baubles. Somehow she's wrangled contracts from our local zoo, multiple state parks (some not even IN California, like. Am I hallucinating???) And every Friday in October I'll be vending at a local event. I'm still working at the gd food place, but the end is coming into sight - and the creative drive is returning.

If you wanna help support with follows or likes, you can find my sparkly endeavors on- well, it'll pretty much be any social media 😅 but for now you can get some sneak peeks at sequoiasiren !!

But I know what you're here for, and I haven't forgotten 💖 Stay tuned for more art and stories!

[meadow-dusk]

Just like a ghost You've been a-haunting my dreams So I'll propose on Halloween

[comparativetarot]

Ace of Cups. Art by Nataša Ilinčić, from The Corrupted Tarot.

The liquid contained in this Ace of Cups is held greedily by the fae. A sense of entitlement, parsimony, and indulgence prevails. The blood is their own, symbolising complete self-sufficiency. This card represents energies flowing inward, self-sustainment, isolation from the outward world, and a focus on feelings buried deep within.

[rhinozilla]

You know what I'm a slut for? When a character visibly drops a ruse. Like, the way their face changes the moment they give up a facade and reveal themselves.

This applies to revealing love, apathy, anger, evil intent. I mcfuckin love it.

[nataliedecorsair]

Dude let me in You know, Heather is a lady and stuff… But she’s also a bayou witch so this is also a normal state for her

[writing-prompts-re]

As a survivor during the zombie apocalypse, you've been unwillingly taken and protected by a vampire coven. Not because they like you, but because you're their only sustainable food source for miles around.

[jouste]

The Wandering Pyre! Witches beware! It’s an anti-magical automaton that stalks through the woods with its ever-burning ember soul! Moving quite quickly, it can clutch sorceresses and swamp hags alike to its chest, enveloping them in a painful and cleansing flame!

[delldarling]

request | ruaidhrí

male unseelie fae x changeling!gender neutral reader 2040 words lemon | teasing, cockwarming, mild exhibitionism note: the full release of last year’s kinktober teaser! The old teaser will be edited with a link to this post 💖

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The table stretches across the room, an unsettling puzzle of mismatched bone and grey stained wood, laid over with strange but opulent dishware. Everything is well polished and expertly folded, from the gleaming black faceted plates, to the delicate lichen napkins. The ivory candelabras are placed strategically, carmine flames burning bright over ash colored candles. It’s a shame that they’ll all be broken or torn to bits. You’ve always mourned the mess, even though they’ll be mended again before breakfast. Fixed in a snap and taken away to wash by the servants of the manor. You shouldn’t let it bother you, not when you know what will happen, but it’s difficult, shaking off human customs. It still feels like a waste.

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[captaingondolin]

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[laurasimonsdaughter]

Emotionally influenced magical talents that give all developing relationships that Good Urban Fantasy Flavour:

Appearance shifting: “You’re doing major friend-eyes at him.” “Shut up-” “Dude, you’re not subtle, last time he came over you were so pleased your hair started curling.” “Shut uuup. …what colour are my eyes right now?” “A lovely shade of I’m-straight-up-gonna-adopt-you purple.”

Protection magic. Did they mean to place a shielding spell on the object of their affection to protect them against all harm? Maybe not. Did they subconsciously want to and do they now have to explain why that dropped fork did a pirouette in mid-air to avoid dropping onto their foot? Yes, yes they do.

Nature growth: “I’m really sorry, but, I can’t come over to your place tomorrow.” “Oh… Okay… Why not, though?” “Because, eh, well, you said your landlord was on your case about not having mowed the lawn and if I go over there right now…you’re gonna have to start all over.”

Feeling-sharing or empath magic. Nothing says “you’re immeasurably important to me” like being able to pour the literal feeling of your affection for a specific person into their own chest where they can feel it too.

Spontaneous manifestation. Such as breathing out sparks, flowers sprouting from hair, starting to emit light, you name it. “That new girl laughed at one of your jokes again, didn’t she.” “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” “Tell that to the soot stains on your cheeks.”

[capt-snoozles]

*rereads my own fics like little bedtime stories*

[patisserieblu]

*notices all the typos that 327 edits didn't reveal*

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