so kiss me and let us both be damned

♛ Ella | 29. Artist. Writer. ♛ "She never cared for a crown. She preferred a sword." AO3

[inastarlesssky]

About Me

Hi! Name's Ella. Pronouns are She/Her. You can call me Ella, Starless or Star. I'm 29, currently studying a difficult foreign language, writing fics in my free time and pining after fictional characters. I'm into more fandoms than are listed here, but these are mostly my main ones. Under the cut, because there's a lot.

(Basically the fandoms I'm a part of and my respective ships)

⚜ The Sandman ➵ Dream x Johanna Constantine (Doomed to fail but I just love the idea of them, alright. Let me.) ➵ Dream & Hob Gadling (Do I even need to say why I love them?) ➵ Morpheus x Nuala (They are precious and I love them) ⚜ Dead Boy Detectives ➵ Charles Rowland x Crystal Palace ➵ Charles Rowland x Edwin Payne ➵ Edwin Payne & Niko Sasaki ⚜ Doctor Who ➵ Ten x Rose ➵ Ten x Clara ➵ Eleven x Clara ➵ Twelve & Clara ⚜ Good Omens ➵ Crowley x Aziraphale ➵ Eric the Disposable Demon & Muriel (I don't really legit ship them, but come on, they'd be kinda cute) ⚜ Harry Potter ➵ Draco x Hermione ➵ Harry x Hermione ⚜ Marvel ⚜ Pirates of the Caribbean ➵ Will x Elizabeth ⚜ The Legendborn Cycle ➵ Selwyn Kane x Bree Matthews ⚜ Star Wars ➵ Anidala ➵ Reylo ➵ Oshamir

About Me

Firstly, if you're running a blog that's The Sandman, Good Omens, Dead Boy Detectives or The Umbrella Academy and you see among your followers but realize I don't really post any of that stuff, this is my main blog and where I can follow from. You'll see below but I do have seperate sideblogs for those fandoms and am posting stuff there for such content, so just to keep in mind. C: ❦ Tags & Their Uses ❦ It's pretty self-explanatory. Fanart, fic recs are what it says on the tin. I usually tag fandom specific with the particular fandom, so by topic, my tags are: Fandoms - (really it's mostly the Sandman here fyi) The Sandman - #the sandman netflix #the sandman Harry Potter - #dramione #harry potter (though I post about this very rarely now) Personal Stuff - me and life stuff, #my ramblings Art - #fanart (for art from shows, movies etc) #my art (MY art as you can see below)

❦ My Stuff ❦ Fanfiction: I'm an author, so I'll occasionally post links to my works here though I post firstly and primarily on AO3 which can be found here. I always tag my fics with #ella writes stuff and #my fic: [insert title of the fic here] so anything related to a particular fic can be found under that tag. You can also find a list of my current projects organized by in-progress and completed here organized by in-progress and completed. (But that particular spot needs to be updated bc it's been a hell of a long time since I updated it and things have changed since) Art: I use a pencil sometimes when I'm so inspired. I tag that with #ella draws stuff. Meta: I sometimes write this when I have strong emotions about things I've seen or have really big unanswered questions or wonder things. It'll be tagged mostly with #my ramblings and the respective fandom it pertains to, though you'll find it's mostly The Sandman right here. So until I find a better tag, #the sandman meta will be that for now.

❦ My Sideblogs ❦

Good Omens: ineffablenlghtingales

Dead Boy Detectives: ghost-husbands

Pirates of the Caribbean stuff: ofblacksmithsandswanns

The Umbrella Academy: snarkyfivehargeeves

The Legendborn Cycle (mostly stuff about Bree and Sel): kingsmageandlionheart

Star Wars (Mostly Skeleton Crew with stuff from the original movies and a bit of Reylo + Oshamir bc I've started shipping them since finishing The Acolyte): jedisandspacepirates

I do have discord! If we're mutuals, you can definitely ask for it via message. :]

Lastly (if you've come to this point, wow, you're amazing], I am not a minor and I do not take special care with the things I post here. That being said, I don't post much content that's explicitly adult, but if you are a minor, please be aware I am not.

Note: If you'd like to translate my work into another language, I think that's awesome and that would make me super happy, but please do ask first. C: There's currently a Russian translation of When the Day Loved the Night in progress, so I'll have a link to that on the original work on AO3

That's about it. Come say hi if you like, I'm into a lot more fandoms than the ones I've just listed, so if you're curious, ask.

By the way, my messages ARE open, but maybe just gimme a heads up or something or ask before if you wanna chat about any of these above fandoms. Sometimes I get random ass messages and I'm a little bit confused about them...you're welcome to! Don't be afraid, I love chatting about my fixations, just gimme a heads-up, eh? ^^

[inastarlesssky]

So I just started watching Wheel of Time and the first episode was cool.

I loved the bit where Moraine fought the Trollocs with her power, that was awesome! And then there's Lan there in the background defending her with everything in him.

He's really cool. At least from what I've seen of him so far. I know next to nothing about him except what you can get from context. He's her guardian or something?

And Rand! Pining boy...he's interesting. I want to know more about him.

Also, hehe I have some thoughts about Season 1 Mat and Dónal Finn's Mat. Is it just Dónal's voice or did he try to speak the way that S1 Mat did? Becuase (yes I know it's not ideal and I sort of spoiled myself) I ended up seeing scenes and edits of his Mat first. And it's interesting to me because his voice is very different in Young Sherlock. Of course, he's got his natural accent, I think, and his voice sounds a bit deeper, richer or something. I just...it caught my attention, is all.

[inastarlesssky]

By the way, in my post asking about Mat and Elayne I just want to be clear. I'm not opposed to polyamory or think negatively about it in anyway; I only wanted to ask because I don't know how a fic would be received if I wrote just the two of them.

(to further clarify, I'm hesitant because I've written stuff for other fandoms before that have gotten a not so nice reaction that actually hurt a little bit, so I tend to avoid that).

I guess, put simply, I'm afraid of geting shouted at for writing something that's not necessarily what everyone else writes.

Maybe I'm silly to have these thoughts or overthinking it? I don't know.

[inastarlesssky]

Also, another question. I'm literally just starting this show, and I'm not so sure I can commit to the books. There's 14, and I don't know if I'll find the time to read them....but in general, what's the thing with the show and the books?

Is the show adaptation really such a bad one? I mean, look, here's me asking because I've never read the books, I just...the aesthetics caught my eye and it looked pretty inteesting. But perhaps it's not a good adaption?

I ask because I was trying to find a discord server to chat with other folks about this and that's where I got the idea that there's perhaps a large number who don't like it, actually.

(I still wanna watch it. I'm liking it so far, but then again, I haven't read the books, so....)

[inastarlesssky]

Oh. Oh.

Okay.

So I got curious and did a little digging, and yeah, so apparently there were really big changes with the lore, plot stuff and stuff like that.

I completely understand, and it makes total sense for me that folks who have loved the original book series would feel so in the face of something that's not what it was in the books. That's valid.

Well, I'm silly little me who's just jumped in and is probably only ever going to see the tv series, so.

[inastarlesssky]

Also, another question. I'm literally just starting this show, and I'm not so sure I can commit to the books. There's 14, and I don't know if I'll find the time to read them....but in general, what's the thing with the show and the books?

Is the show adaptation really such a bad one? I mean, look, here's me asking because I've never read the books, I just...the aesthetics caught my eye and it looked pretty inteesting. But perhaps it's not a good adaption?

I ask because I was trying to find a discord server to chat with other folks about this and that's where I got the idea that there's perhaps a large number who don't like it, actually.

(I still wanna watch it. I'm liking it so far, but then again, I haven't read the books, so....)

[crowleysfall]

between david “crowley evaporated” tennant and michael “aziracrow chose annihilation” sheen do you guys remember the days when this show was actually a comedy and didn’t end in the destruction of everything we loved about it?

[inastarlesssky]

*whispers into the void* So I've just barely gotten into the Wheel of Time but because I got spoiled a bit by Tumblr and Youtube I happen to have taken a liking to Mat and Elayne

(don't worry I fully intend to watch all three seasons through to see the stories unfold and get immersed in this world....)

I just have a little question. I'm hearing that polyamory is a thing in this series and it's not something I'm opposed to at all, I'm just not super used to it. (I've only ever written two-person pairings). That being said, am I doing something grievous if I were to write a story involving those two and maybe not other characters in the relationship?

I just don't feel super comfortable yet about something else. Maybe once I read a little bit more or get to know them? Idk. Thoughts?

[inastarlesssky]

Well, there goes my last brain cell with that.

The situation I currently find myself in is the following: I've seen 0 complete episodes of a certain show and a handful of videos/interviews etc all because an actor who plays a side character, mind you, is an actor I like.

I've seen this actor in two other pieces of media and he's just amazing. Just waltzed onto my screen and pulled me down another rabbit hole of hyperfixation.

So this show I know next to nothing about? Character A (the actor I like) has maybe....a handful of scenes....with Character B who I think is probably important. She's a princess and he's bit a chaos gremlin. He gambles and he considers himself a scoundrel.

So I sort of ship them?

I know it's dumb because I haven't even watched the pilot episode of the series (which goddamnit Netflix why the hell did you cancel that show, screw you!)

Anyway, here I am overhear thinking up scenarios and thinking, 'You know what, these two aren't half bad. I like the vibes'.

I'm mad at myself because I'm pretty sure a year ago I was definitely making arguments about how 'this character can't logically be with that character because of a, b, and c' or picking everything apart until I'd overthought way to much. And yet now? I'm daydreaming over two characters I met not two full days ago.

[inastarlesssky]

So, darling people who've watched The Wheel of Time and liked that show, what's the verdict? Should I watch it?

I'm not going to lie....I did push myself to look into it because I found out that Dónal Finn is in it, and I glanced at most of an episode. I was very much attracted to the wide variety of characters, the epic costumes and the magic-y stuff in it.

But I'm a little intimidated by it. So I have questions: 1) is it worth getting into? 2) Do I need to read the books? Will I be confused if i don't? Is it helpful?

[inastarlesssky]

Oh my, it's been a while since I've been around here.

But I wanted to thank you folks who wrote back about the real possibility of writing a sort of 'fix-it fic' for something that is inevitable in canon.

I don't even relaly know why it feels weird to me because there's been plenty of fandoms I've been in where there's canon stuff that happens and I fly to write a fix it fic, but then with Young Sherlock all of a sudden I have qualms?

Anyway, thank you all so much for the encouragement! I will have to consider how I want to do it, but I will do it. Definitely.

I just love the complexity Dónal Finn brings to Moriarty and I want to explore that a bit.

[inastarlesssky]

Okay, I'm laughing at myself because, you know, being a fic writer, when I see a problem that involves my blorbos or some bad thing that happens, I want (naturally) to go and fix that.

Under the cut because maybe spoilers

Case in point:

Me watching Young Sherlock: Oh this is great, watching Holmes and Moriarty being besties. I love that dynamic (ahem, mostly me loving Moriarty being the chaos gremlin he is)

Also me: Wait what? Moriarty makes off with the formula for that dangerous nerve agent and he's been showing signs of going off on a darker path? What? NO! I don't want him to betray Sherlock.

Also me: But girl, you've seen Robert Downey Jr's movies and Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock. You know that Holmes and Moriarty are MEANT to be enemies. Therefore, you cannot in good conscience write a fix-it fic because you're essentially trying to "fix" what has been canon since the time of Arthur Conan Doyle.

I mean I feel weird about it but then again there's lots of us who write fix-it fics for 'canon' shit in series that doesn't sit right with us,no?

I dunno, thoughts?

[inastarlesssky]

Get me a man like Tom Hayward please. Right now.

So I may have just found out that Dónal Finn is in The Other Bennett Sister and um I might have started watching it...

Also, yes I'm really more watching Young Sherlock for the chaos gremlin that is James Moriarty than anything else.

Sorry, he's just so chaotic! And brilliant and charming.

(Just part of me really almost doesn't want to watch the ending because I don't want to see him become the bad guy, which is kinda weird because Moriarty is and has always been the bad guy...anyway)

[inastarlesssky]

So I started watching random clips of Young Sherlock (I really didn't wanna watch that show, i dunno. It just didn't grab me.) But then I saw Donal Finn being that stupid chao gremlin Moriarty and I can't stop.

Like I love him. I love his Moriarty and the dynamic the two of them have.

But I may or may not have seen a bit about the ending of Season 1 and now I don't really wanna see it just because I don't wanna see that happen.

It's hilarious, though, because I come from watching the RDJ movies and knowing that Moriarty is literally Sherlock's nemesis, like they're not SUPPOSED to be friends/partners/etc. But yet, I dunno...it's like I don't wannt see more and more of their banter and friendship and then see them become enemies.

I feel conflicted.

[cesiscribbles]

Whenever I was in such distress I went to my comfort show to see my comfort characters.

But what to do, now that it's your comfort show that makes you sad and miserable...

[inastarlesssky]

Completely random, but barn owls are so pretty. I have this idea in my head that if Hermione had an owl, it would be a barn owl. They're so ethereal to me, I don't even know why.

[inastarlesssky]

Just got a new tablet! So excited. The internet and speed is so much better.

So, yay, back to fic writing and updating!!

[inastarlesssky]

I'm taking my leave, friends, so as not to be spoiled because Go3 is here!!

See you all on the other side!