Come closer, nightmares are contagious...

The IC and OOC journal of Genovelin, of Beguilement, with special guest appearances from other courtiers of mine and others as well as anything Guild Wars 2 related. There may, on occasion, be NSFW content on this blog. It will always be tagged and labeled appropriately and usually (if I remember) put behind a read more tag. Feel free to send asks and the like for Genovelin or my other courtier, Synnave, to answer! | Home Server: Tarnished Coast | In-game name: KeairaNightingale.3810

[scarletarosa]

Swan Lake

The Black Swan

[genovelin]

► Name ➔ Genovelin Culte, the Lady of Beguilement

► Are you single ➔ “Of course not.”

► Are you happy ➔ "I..yes.”

► Are you angry? ➔ "I am often angry, though it is more a simmering rage at this point.”

► Are your parents still married ➔ "Sylvari do not have parents, though I suppose if we consider who I once referred to as ‘mother’ and ‘father’ the answer would be sadly no.”

NINE FACTS

► Birth Place ➔ "The Grove.”

► Hair Color ➔ "My fronds are black.”

► Eye Color ➔ “Green”

► Birthday ➔ "The 34th day of Colossus.”

► Mood ➔ "At the moment or my general mood? You need to be more specific. Though I suppose at the moment I am... quite all right.”

► Gender ➔ “Female.”

► Summer or winter ➔ "Winter is more pleasant to me.”

► Morning or afternoon ➔ "Morning, I suppose. But I prefer the night.”

EIGHT THINGS ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE

► Are you in love ➔ ”Yes.”

► Do you believe in love at first sight ➔ “Certainly not. Lust, yes, but not love. That takes time.”

► Who ended your last relationship ➔ “That is a complicated question..”

► Have you ever broken someone’s heart ➔ “Yes.”

► Are you afraid of commitments ➔ “No.”

► Have you hugged someone within the last week? ➔ “I have, actually.”

► Have you ever had a secret admirer ➔ “I have had a few that I have caught.”

► Have you ever broken your own heart? ➔ “...Yes.”

SIX CHOICES

► Love or lust ➔ “Why choose just one?”

► Cats or Dogs ➔ “Cats.”

► A few best friends or many regular friends ➔ "A few best friends is more difficult to be betrayed by, but regular friends hurt less when they turn on you.”

► Wild night out or romantic night in ➔ “A wild night in.”

► Day or night ➔ “Night.”

FIVE HAVE YOU EVERS

► Been caught sneaking out ➔ “Not that I can recall.”

► Fallen down/up the stairs ➔ “Yes.”

► Wanted something/someone so badly it hurt? ➔ “Often.”

► Wanted to disappear ➔ “..Yes. And I am quite good at it.”

FOUR PREFERENCES

► Smile or eyes ➔ “..Eyes.”

► Shorter or Taller ➔ “I am a tall woman, so I prefer my partners to be either my height or taller.”

► Intelligence or Attraction ➔ “I would not give up intelligence simply because someone is attractive, so they must be intelligent. However, they do not necessarily need to be attractive to anyone but myself, do they?”

► Hook-up or Relationship ➔ “I have never really been one for meaningless hookups.”

FAMILY

► Do you and your family get along ➔ “..No.”

► Would you say you have a “messed up life” ➔ “Perhaps.”

► Have you ever ran away from home ➔ “Several times.”

► Have you ever been kicked out ➔ “...In a way.”

FRIENDS

► Do you secretly hate one of your friends ➔ “My friends? No..”

► Do you consider all of your friends good friends ➔ “Hm..”

► Who is your best friend ➔ “I dare not say.”

► Who knows everything about you ➔ “I don’t know anymore..”

Tagged by: @bladekuroda (I may do another of these I have a lot of characters this could be fun) Tagging: Ummm.. I’ll get back to you on that one

[anna-draws-stuff]

Maybe telling a giant monster he’s got his head up his ass wasn’t the brightest of ideas.

[genovelin]

Genovelin is so proud of her Monster Husband

[genovelin]

Genovelin - Following In Four Footsteps

This was a song commissioned by me and created by Elarius, Mister Tiny Gods, like four years ago. I thought I lost it! qq

This was commissioned around 4 years ago back when Genovelin was still a squire. I thought I’d lost it! But I just found it. Super pleased about that.

[genovelin]

Trust me

"You can trust me."  "Then, trust me. Really." "If you set your trust in me."  "I trust you with my everything." "You'll just have to trust me." 

Trust

Me

Trust

You

Trust was such a strong word. Genovelin laid in silence, her body hidden under the blankets that covered her bed. The bed she was to share with her husband. The light of morning was beginning to force its way through the blankets, but the darkness and solitude was still enough to trick her body into continuing its pulsing green glow. Gleaming eyes stare intently at a pair of rings on her left hand that glinted in the dull light sources. A blackened thumb brushes against the rose carvings, the twisted vine they were nestled against..it then brushed against a matching ring, though this one was carved with thorns instead of roses. It was too big for her ring finger, but she managed to keep it on with the other ring. She frowned, bringing the rings to her lips and closing her eyes. For several moments, in the silence of her bed chamber, there is an overwhelming sorrow in her empathy. It burned like ice, like frostbite, like death. Her body shuddered, she curled up on her side with her arms coming up over her head as if to shield herself away from the world. Her breath quickened, she very nearly hyperventilated, but after minutes of struggle she won out. She calmed, she relaxed.

Trust me, he said.

She trusted him..had he not trusted her? She had told him he could...

They had promised no secrets. That was something they agreed. They were bonded eternally, they trusted each other, there would be no secrets. She kept none from him.

Why did he keep them from her?

Did he think she would react poorly?

Did he not trust her?

With a heavy sigh she sat up in bed, her glow fading and her eyes squinting against the sunlight filling the room. A glare was cast toward the window, her head shaking.  "You are as infuriating as him," she muttered just as a knock came to the door. A reminder she was not alone in the home.

"It still hurts so much, Wahid. How long is it going to hurt?" "Forever, it never really fades. That loss. But, it's up to you if it strengthens your resolve or leaves you a shadow of who you once were." "How did you do it..?" "I am still grieving. But, I remember them. I recall the best of times. I bask in the warmest memories. They took a piece of me with them. But, I carry on because I must. I must be the person they loved, even in their absence."

The best of times..

"You can call me a nickname if you'd like, or I can give you my name." "Lavender." "Lavender? Why that?" "You smell good. That, or Lilac. "  "I smell like roses!"     "Hey, it's my nickname. I could call you Rafflesia instead." "You wouldn't dare!"

"Will you watch the stars with me? " "I will."

"You are the moon."

"Could I someday be your queen? Your Goddess? You could become my King or my God, perhaps?" "You are my Goddess. I am your God."

"How was it? Dying?" "Dying? Ehn..I imagine actual death may be much more satisfying." "Forever...and always." The constant I love yous, the tender moments, watching the stars, being chased by him, laughing with him. Being in his arms. Looking into his eyes. Feeling him. His passion. His pain. His love. His lust. His power. His strength.

Genovelin now sat in a garden, her back pressed against the stone wall and her knees hugged to her chest. She gazed up at the sky, her head tipped back against the stone.

But, it's up to you if it strengthens your resolve or leaves you a shadow of who you once were.

She frowned, lowered her head, and looked to her surroundings. A shadow of who you once were.

"Act with magic. Act within reason. Act without mercy."

She would fix this. She had to. She had to fix this. She could fix this.

She was no longer in the garden, she was instead hidden among the trees of a forest. The dull heel of a tall boot settled around a branch, a hand curls around another branch to keep herself supported as she slowly contorted and shifted among the leaves. It was a slow descent from the branches toward the unsuspecting Sylvari below her, but without a cry of warning the woman suddenly dropped down upon the being, a dagger in hand that slammed down into their back as the pair dropped together to the ground. Terror filled the air, an empathy of fear and despair that danced and mingled with one of joy and excitement, an erratic buzzing of glee and malice, until the second empathy disappeared.

Trust me.

Act without mercy.

[thewinedarksea]

mythology moodboards | modern hera

“i’m the queen, with or without you.”

requested by anon

[kosemsultanim]

Every Kösem Sultan Outfit: 86/∞

[jamieclaire]

“I love you wildly, insanely, infinitely.” — Boris Pasternak

[anna-draws-stuff]

Commission for @theinsanesinger ! <3 

Instagram

[to-galgadot]

💜😍💜😍💜😍

[vampiricsheep]

Sylvari Asks

1) Are they woodier or leafier? Succulent, deciduous, evergreen? 2) were they modeled after a specific plant? If not, what was your inspiration? 3) what kind of climate are they most comfortable in? 4) what kin of climate are they least comfortable in? 5) what’s their relationship with gender? 6) what’s their relationship with the Pale Tree? 7) how do they react to Mordremoth when they first hear him? 8) during what cycle were they born? 9) what are their opinions on Trahearne? 10) would they take selfies? 11) random headcanon! 12) how old are they? 13) what does their love life look like, if they have one? 14) what did they see in their Dream? 15) favorite thing about playing your salad? 16) what armor set are they currently wearing? 17) do they have a favorite major city? 18) what’s their favorite food? 19) least favorite food? 20) their biggest secret?

[genovelin]

1. Petal..ier? Her flesh and her fronds are soft as rose petals, not leaves. 2. A dying blood red rose. 3. Genovelin loves mild and chilly weather. She especially loves snow. 4. It’s fucking hot. 5. Genovelin is a lady. 6. She’s..a Nightmare Courtier...so not good. 7. She actually freaked out. It was a very terrifying moment for her when a voice she didn’t know was suddenly in her head trying to command her, and if she wasn’t a stubborn bitch she probably would have been startled enough to fall by accident. 8. The very beginning of Night. 9. “Whatever.” 10. Probably only with her lover. And they’d range from that cutesy shit like kissing his cheek ‘LOOK HOW CUTE AND IN LOVE WE ARE’, making silly or excited faces when he takes her out somewhere, or post-relations selfies. 11. Genovelin’s favorite downtime activity is curling up in a comfy chair with a glass of wine, a fictional book of some kind, and her cat Astraea. Peace, quiet, and entertainment. 12. She just turned 6 on Halloween! 13. It’s had its ups and downs. Been kinda rough. Loooots of heartbreak. But she’s married now, and their scenes give me diabetes they’re so sweet. Makes me wanna vomit. 14. Shadows everywhere, darkness, she was alone, but there was a constant presence. She didn’t know who, she didn’t know where, but she knew she wasn’t alone. There was laughter ringing in her ears, ringing through her mind, cruel laughter, amused laughter, sarcastic, joyous, a sound of all kinds.. 15. idk I just love her she’s fun sometimes 16. Right this second she’s wearing the Twilight Arbor set because that’s her ‘default’. 17. Hoelbrak. So much snow. 18. Chocolate 19. She doesn’t really have a least favorite? I guess she’s not super fond of spicy things. 20. 200g

[poisonnightmares]

Ella Frank Simkins

[catbatart]

A sketch commission of @theinsanesinger‘s beautiful sylvari, Genovelin!

Thank you so so much for commissioning me!  

[ravensbeak]

Playful Ravens by Mika Honkalinna

[ezramason]

‘Be a Goddess among men,’ they told her. ‘No,’ she smiled. ‘I’ll be a Queen among Gods.’

freyja; goddess of beauty, sex, fertility, and war, death and sorcery. (via fenrvs)

[sickly]

I don’t have to forgive to heal. This anger has healed me in more ways than forgiving a person ever could.

A person heals in different ways | n.b (via unbelievableundefeatable)

[cat-eye-nebula]

A very very rare phenomenon between two souls is that their body heat ascends so high, they go up in flames during the sexual ecstasy because of the very strong spiritual bonding.