the sky in the west

I write. Sometimes. More often than not I'm reading fanfiction as an escape mechanism. Find me on AO3 at emeraldeire :D

[aurorawest]

PACING IS ABOUT LOAD BEARING WALLS.

*staples violently to my own forehead*

[marvinthecrow]

Merry Crowmas! 🎄

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[she-posts-nerdy-stuff]

Just my little tribute to what really was the Greatest Show ❤️

(I can’t believe I spent 2 1/2 hours on this and didn’t realise there was a typo until after uploading, let’s just pretend that doesn’t exist)

Also, if anyone’s seen my post where I said Julian Kostov liked my Instagram reel, this with a message of thanks to the actors and to everyone who put in so much hard work to make something that means so much to so many people come to life was what I’d posted

[cilyra]

Fanart poster made by me (Instagram / Twitter )

[wqemzz-blog]

Has a major corporation wrongfully denied YOU the visual and auditory experience of an early-to-mid-twenties Inej Ghafa captaining her own pirate ship and looking good doing it? You might be liable for compensation

[eileeny]

@sparrowmoth

[mmm0rkgk]

[terristre]

FORGE POWERFUL ALLIANCES WAGE WAR ON ENEMY KINGDOMS & MORE ALL AT NIGHT RAVEN COLLEGE

[write-and-buried]

I’ve seen quite a few people lately apologising for being behind on their reading of fics from friends.

Can I just say, my fics aren’t going anywhere. I write for myself, and share them to hopefully give some other people comfort and joy. Whether you get that joy the day it’s posted, or a week later, a month a year, it doesn’t matter - that’s the good thing about fics. They’re there when you need them.

Reading / Reacting to my work is not the token you insert to receive my friendship ❤️

[kevinkenjumboy]

Art by ゆきち

[starblaster]

i love having mutuals who are the authority on a specific fictional character

[starblaster]

new ask game: mutuals, tell me what fictional characters you consider me an expert on

[lorsanbitch]

bruh if people want me to stop sympathizing with villains they need to stop making the villains the ones who want to change broken systems

[stromuprisahat]

#and stop making heroes fight to maintain the status quo ffs

[itsladykit]

You know, there is something extremely interesting about the idea in Western media that the villain is almost always the one who catalyzes the events of a story. They’re usually the ones trying to bring about some change.

The only exception I can think of might be dystopian fiction. That seems to be the only situation where it’s “acceptable” for the heroes to be proactive and the villains to be the ones maintaining the status quo.

[worldofgoo]

Okay, here’s an interesting question. What hobbies do you guys have that wouldn’t be apparent from your online presence? Like something you spend a lot of time doing or thinking about beyond whatever you post on your blog.

[nem0-nee]

“It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both." - Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

One doesn't consider the loneliness such fear brings. What use is all the power in the world when you're lonely at the top?

[sparrowmoth]

@villainsnest @infiniteecosmos @eileeny

[sparrowmoth]

quote adapted from "In the Blood" by John Mayer

My edit. Stock: Unsplash, Pixabay. Please do not use or repost.

[sohanelyddgd]

Small Vil

[villainsnest]

@eileeny

[finitevoid]

Strawberry Split Lip

Descendants | Rotten OT4 | WIP | College/University setting

Jay resumes throwing the hacky-sack, the grainy thump a background rhythm to such a sweltering night on the Isle of the Lost. He says, with wry humor, “Besides. We’re not going to fucking college.”

Mal throws her head back and cackles, as if the mere idea is too hilarious to even contain. Maybe it is; the Isle’s worst Villain Kids, going to some fancy school in the heart of Auradon.

Or:

Ben does not become king at sixteen. Still, one way or another, the innocent leave the Isle. Unfortunately for everyone, nothing is that simple.

Read it here.

[flipppyflopp]

Adventure is out there…even if it’s not with you. 🎈

I’m sorry in the advance for the pain, but I’ve had this idea in my head for such a long time and I had to finally draw it. It’s hard to picture Silver and the others without Lilia, but sometimes I do think about it and make myself sad. 😭 I think Up really fits the dynamic between Silver and Lilia about making the most of the time you have because you never know when it will come to an end…Book Seven could hold so much pain and I’m scared 🤧

Anyways, I feel bad I reused some old lineart and coloring for the one frame, but I was just so ready to be done that I reused some old stuff. I hope you enjoy and look forward to what’s next!

[sparrowmoth]

@villainsnest @infiniteecosmos @eileeny