Elle

lover of all things creative and academic carpe diem may God be with you ♡

[i-liketoast]

| Elle | she/her | Greek | Orthodox Christian | artist | writer | reader | guitar player and singer | geography | photography | animals | video games | media: School Bus Graveyard | Dead Poets Society | House MD | Arcane | Scream 1996 | The Last of Us Part 1&2 | The Naturals | Resident Evil | Corpse Bride | The Nightmare Before Christmas | music: Gracie Abrams | Adrianne Lenker | Phoebe Bridgers | ALINA | Noah Kahan | Radiohead | "in a room full of people, watching the world from the sidelines"

fics i'm writing | The Archive | my ao3

"Don't shine do others can see you, Shine so that through you, others can see him" - C.S Lewis

[i-liketoast]

With artfight 2026 starting very soon I wanted to remind everyone to be kind to themselves and take it easy. I did artfight back in 2024 and burnt myself out of art so bad I didn't touch my sketchbook for almost two years and I've only just now come back to it. This is because I found my passion in art again after so long.

So if you are doing artfight this year, please be kind to yourself and know that you can take a break during it. If you get tired or are increasingly frustraited then take a step back. It is not worth it and art is supposed to be a creative expression. Goodluck to everyone participating this year.

[i-liketoast]

A Closer Look at SweetDream's Video Call Experience

If you want to understand why people are calling SweetDream the standout AI girlfriend platform, the most honest thing to do is watch someone use the video call feature. The platform, at sweetdream.ai, offers live video with select characters, and the experience is calmer and more convincing than the hype around AI companionship usually suggests.

What you notice is that the video isn't trying to dazzle you. It's trying to feel ordinary, in the good sense, the way a call with someone you know feels ordinary. That works because of the groundwork. SweetDream's character creation is deep enough that your AI companion has a coherent personality and voice before you ever see her face. The chat remembers context. The voice calls sound human. By the time video enters the picture, the relationship already exists.

There's also the matter of trust. SweetDream keeps conversations and content private, which matters more than usual once you're putting a face to these interactions. Observing the space as a whole, plenty of tools can generate a pretty image. Far fewer can hold a believable, private, face-to-face moment together. That combination is what keeps pushing SweetDream to the front.

[i-liketoast]

if exams don't kill me then the burnout certainly will

[mozslvt]

Nolan's fuckass Odyssey movie is so bad it has brought all of Greece together and I think this is lowkey beautiful.

[i-liketoast]

No one asked but here's my take on Christopher Nolans Odyssey as a Greek and a wider conversation on Greek culture.

I find everything he has done so far to be disgusting because what I see people forget is that the Odyssey is a part of Greek culture and it is currently being minimised by idiotic casting and innacurate and stereotyped costume and set design. I love film don't get me wrong but this adaptation is making my blood boil. For decades my culture has been incorrectly popularised and turned into an 'aesthetic' and the worst part is it's not even proper Greek culture.

Despite what you think with us being European, when Greeks immigrated to America and Australia, my parents and grandparents generation were met with pedjudice for our culture for years. But then it's a further slap in the face when western civilisation takes parts of our culture and make it their own. (think Sorority and Frat houses using Greek letters) And as a girl who grew up in the 2010s, before I went to a predominantly Greek school, I'd have friends act disgusted at traditional food like spanakopita but then love souvlaki.

When non-Greeks think of Greek culture they probably think of white linen clothing and wine, but our culture is so much more than that. My country was under the Ottomon (Turkish) rule for 400 years and our culture is still strong. But to see society disregard that and only like our myths, fictionalised stories, and select foods hurts. Greeks are so much more than that and our actual traditional clothing and traditions are beautiful. I just wish more people actually knew about it.

[i-liketoast]

I've genuinely forgotten the amount of taglists I'm on so on random days I get a suprise that a new chapter of whatever fic I was reading at 2am came out

[i-liketoast]

me stalking the x reader tag of my favourite characters because I refuse to use c.ai

[formerlyluckymanticore]

Reblog if you will never. Ever. Use AI in your writing.

[i-liketoast]

will my writing is the best thing that's ever graced this earth? no.

will it be 100% my own and beautifully flawed in a way that only a human can be? absolutely.

[i-liketoast]

y'all why is it that when I search up fics for adult characters there's an understandable variety of ratings. But the SECOND I search for a character that is a minor or is played by a minor, there is an overwhelming amount of smut and suggestive content labled MDNI when the character/actor themself is under 18.

is it just so normalised to sexualise children that we're okay with this? do we seriously put our own fantasies and desires above the safety of children?

[i-liketoast]

In celebration of the return of Mermaid Tales and the fact Mystreet and Diaries are planned to continue, I may've already made an OC for the interconnected universes.

So here is my OC Olivia Collins. I've only started a vague plan for her so if you have any ideas I should consider, let me know!

(Mood boards for her in PDH, MS, and MCD)

Small notes I have currently are: - Netball player (PDH) - Friends with Laurance and Garroth (PDH) - She's a sophomore during season 1 (PDH) - She moved away after highschool to persue music across country before moving onto the street in season 1 (MS) - She's a musician (MS) - Her and Katelyn have been close since childhood (PDH/MS) - She's a rogue (MCD) - Her and Aphmau met on accident and through time Aphmau found her dependable and trustworthy (MCD) - Aphmau's children enjoy being around and clinging to her (MCD) - She's an only child (all)

Things may change. And like I said, if you have ideas for her let me know. Also I'm curious to see if you guys can guess who I'm shipping her with. (shouldn't be too hard to guess)

[i-liketoast]

I will always love travlyn but not in the 'Katelyn abuses him' or 'Travis harrases her' way. I love them in the way that they're both flawed individuals. They don't work together at first. But they push through their difficulties because at the end of the day, they do love each other.

[i-liketoast]

hey cool person i love your theme its so calming

you're so sweet thank you so much. yours is so elegant and beautiful. I just love it.

[i-liketoast]

so apparently my brain can't tell the difference between the last thirty minutes of dead poets society and getting shot in the chest

[i-liketoast]

this show is a prison

[flew-like-a-moth-to-you-sunligh]

"I don't write my draft before I start writing, I simply write, and then if I don't like it, I edit it, and when I say I'm done, I UPLOAD IT. I AM NOT WRITING THAT SHIT AGAIN."

[i-liketoast]

exactly why I refuse to re-write chapters knowing I'm better now.

[i-liketoast]

y'all ever take a really long break in drawing (I mean months) and come back but your art is horrid so you once again don't draw

but also lowkey does anyone have any tips for art in general and painting, like which paint colours do y'all reccomend to paint with to get a nice range but also concise and harmonious colour palette. Also painting in general because I SUCK.

[cherryseascns]

jokes over. bring back pitch perfect, derry girls, teen wolf, voltron, amphibia, brooklyn nine-nine, anne with an e, the umbrella academy, wandavision, lockwood & co., merlin, harry potter films, carmen sandiego, resident evil, winx, monster high g1, friends, supernatural, sherlock, the baby-sitters club, big bang theory, modern family, teen titans (2003), gotham, i am not okay with this, young justice, and and and and and

[i-liketoast]

teen wolf, voltron, brooklyn nine-nine, the umbrella academy, harry potter, resident evil, friends, and teen titans mentioned in the one post feels like a fever dream