𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮.

stars  ,    𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦     𝘧𝘰𝘳     𝘮𝘦 .

[lusciniaes]

#𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐞𝐬 ✧  selective and private portrayal of layla from genshin impact. crossover and au interactions encouraged! minors + personals dni. written by molly, gmt time, twenty – four, she / her. header and icon artwork by _jerlyy. please see carrd before interacting ... also found at @qilyns .

[lusciniaes]

working on those starters!! but in the meantime can i just say how funny it is to have a meme sideblog. i'll log on and see like 98 notifications in my activity tab and each time i think it's because i suddenly got cancelled or called out or something lmaoooo. never even been in drama but who knows. it could happen

[lusciniaes]

starter / plotcall. 🌙 like or comment on this post if you want a starter from layla, and i might just show up in your inbox for plotting if our characters don't have an established dynamic already. multis plz specify!

[enisestudio]

Looking forward to spending my primo savings for her 💤 Happy Layla day everyone ✨

[qilyns]

sorry i've been absent in both dms and discord but i found out that someone signed me up to foster a dog (much to my surprise) soooo my new pet is arriving tomorrow and i've been scrambling to get everything ready 🥲 just when my life was going back to normal after being sick lmao ...

[cureaesthetic]

Researchers' Sanity Spectrum

We got many academic researchers and scholars so why not putting them on a spectrum?

[lmaonade]

hey sorry if i was offputting and strange and bizarre and weird as fuck last night i was just being myself

[fairycosmos]

[niloupar-deactivated20231122]

"Oh, that's no good!" The dancer remarked, hearing of her neck. Nilou herself had encountered that problem more than enough herself, though those twinges would appear when she'd move in just the wrong way, or if she got a bit too excited and didn't stretch before practice.

"Well, I'd start out small and do some basic stretches," Nilou explained, getting lost in thought for a brief moment. There were so many stretches she could recommend, but it was hard to narrow the options down. "I think . . . Maybe just taking a few seconds to move your neck from side to side could help, but do it slowly or you could make the pain worse." She had learned that lesson the hard way. "It also may be a good idea to tilt your head back and then forward slowly, that could also help loosen up any tension you have there!"

Nilou smiled, "The biggest thing to keep in mind is to loosen your body before you stretch, otherwise your muscles and body can get even more tense. Taking some time for deep breathing before stretching could be a huge help!" However, she sighed slightly, "But if those don't work, I can offer some other stretches."

[lusciniaes]

it all sounds so simple when nilou explains it : about how you have to go slow at first, make concerted efforts for incremental improvement .. yes, in theory, most ailments have logical solutions and applicable treatments, but in reality, one can be tempted to overreach .. the deep clicking sound coming from seemingly inside of her neck as she rocks her head from side to side seems to indicate as much. ah .

" oh. um, do you think that's better? i do feel a little ... lighter. " with eyes half – closed in a drawn out, slow blink , layla takes a second to breathe through this new – found sense of suppleness. it's a little unsettling to hear your bones make sounds like a piece of dry bread being snapped in half, but it doesn't feel even half as bad as she'd have expected. " though i guess i didn't really follow your instructions at all .. and i just don't know that i can be seen, uh – breathing deeply around the library while i'm studying .. " not broadly applicable, as her academic supervisor might say.

" if we met up outside of office hours, it might be easier to keep up with it .. for me, i mean. i think i'd just end up embarrassing myself otherwise. "

[hierlekin-a-deactivated20260323]

With a prophecy hanging over her head like a guillotine, she cannot afford to leave any avenue unexplored. The truth of her visit is hidden beneath layers of misdirection - a Fontaine researcher interested in applied astrology, a Harbinger in search of more tools for her beloved Tsaritsa ( a father, growing ever more desperate to save her children and their home ).

❛ Of course. We wouldn't want to draw the attention of the matra over a hypothetical, would we? ❜

She rested her chin on her hand as she smiled over at this strange little astrologist. Beneath the exhaustion, the stuttering nervousness, intelligence gleams like the stars she knew so much about. It was a shame that she was not more confident in her knowledge, but the Knave could work with it all the same.

❛ Well, let's steer away from that course for the moment. Astrology can be used to divine the fate of people, yes? What about something... bigger? A group, an organization... even a nation, perhaps? ❜

[lusciniaes]

attention of any kind poses a great risk to any budding scholar potentially toeing the lines of acceptability within the akademiya doctrine. whoever this woman may be, she seems sympathetic to to that end, at least. a curious attention to detail, but it's not a crime to be well – informed ...

" those who follow the school of illuminationism indeed believe that the sky conceals the universal, fundamental truth of the world .. the limitation lies with our own ability to interpret any useful information from the charts ... " spoken in the most diplomatic tone layla can conjure as she closes her book, the aim of her attention pivoting as figurative gears begin to turn within her mind – dots connecting hesitantly, like the line – drawings of a constellation on faded parchment. " divination on such a scale would be both time – consuming and labor intensive .. " a barely contained groan hangs silent on slightly parted lips. volunteer work is hardly something she has time for ... this meekness disguised as amiability is a curse indeed.

" and it's impossible – uh, at least for me – to divine anything useful at all without star – charts to base my analysis on .. for a whole organization .. if you know the precise date of its inception, perhaps ... "

[mcflymemes]

AS SAID BY CASSANDRA PENTAGHAST  *  assorted dialogue from dragon age inquisition, updated version

the truth is more important than my reputation, and anyone willing to accuse me of weakness is welcome to try.

i cannot stop thinking of our earlier discussion.

you enjoy making things complicated, don't you?

you can't be serious.

i simply wanted to steal a moment, while i still can.

i will not let him take you from me.

i want a man who sweeps me off my feet, who gives me flowers and reads me poetry by candlelight. i want the ideal.

pretend you don't know this about me.

the flirting. with me. i've... noticed it. unless it is my imagination, which is entirely possible.

i'm thinking less flattering things now.

perhaps this would be a good time to stop talking.

what makes you think i would welcome your pity?

you so rarely call me by my name, [name]. why is that?

you were together for a long time?

i enjoy fighting at your side, [name].

you're not as handsome as you think.

romance is not the sole province of dithering ladies in frilly dresses. it is passion. it is being swept away by the pursuit of an ideal. what is not to like about that?

i was hoping we could speak privately.

you're smiling a great deal these days. do you always do it while staring dreamily into the distance?

such fascinations reveal far more about the teller than the truth.

i did not realize it took so little to exceed your expectations.

i do not trust any event where hitting someone isn't an option.

me? in a dress? it's ludicrous!

what would i have to blush about?

i take it you think i'm frightening?

if you had done that in our last sparring match, you might have won.

were you not suggesting earlier i should be more intimidating?

how is manipulating and bullying people supposed to be enjoyable?

i don't wear "underpants."

if you are going to pursue this, make it worth it. be happy.

i've never considered what i must look like to someone common. i must indeed seem terrifying.

i wasn't very interested to begin with.

you will never let that go, will you?

i do not "rough people up."

do not pretend to be an innocent bystander.

are you eager to see me go?

what we had was fleeting.

this... is not a discussion i want to have here.

not all my feelings involve stabbing.

i am not without my sympathy, especially given recent events.

i thought you might be concerned.

i suppose that is all we will ever know.

thank you, [name]. that... does make me feel better.

i assume you have advice?

when it is done, i promise what you have done here will not be forgotten.

i thought you would be pleased.

no one has ever accused me of reinforcing reality before.

i should not have asked.

you have seen so much sadness in your journeys.

your opinion of me must be very low to surprise you so often.

i know myself and i cannot be the leader we need. thus, i have no regrets.

the world hinges on our actions. we face death at every turn.

it was an accident. well... mostly an accident.

we must pray it never comes to that.

what made you change your mind?

[lusciniaes]

& @lumintaru .

the familiar & soothing ambience of avidya forest threatens to lull her to sleep before long – the chirping of birds and soft rustle of a warm breeze carried through the grass has been the accompanying soundtrack to many an evening spent in the field. she's most at home in the library, truth be told, but the solitude of the forest is comforting .. not taking into account the suspicious scuttling noises of larger creatures moving through the thicket.

layla is too preoccupied waiting for the stars to spill through day – time cloud cover to pay much attention to the surroundings, and so too does a familiar character nearly pass unnoticed – if not for the rustle and clink of a sword returned to its sheath. she doesn't move from her cushioned seat atop the slope, merely cranes her neck around with lips parted in a silent o – ever the vigilant type, this intrepid young scholar.

" oh, lumine! " equal parts delighted exclamation and sigh of relief. anyone would have been preferable to another student, or god forbid – member of faculty, from her darshan, but the fair – haired traveler is particularly welcome company. " have you also come to stargaze? " expecting that she probably hasn't, but who can ever be sure about this one ... " or, uh – your sword .. you weren't in any trouble, were you? "

[lusciniaes]

@ furina, @ navia, @ charlotte, @ everyone else

[taeillustration]

[qilyns-a]

starter / plotcall. like this post if you want me to slide in your dms for plotting, or comment for a starter. make sure to specify which muse of mine the starter should be from and which muse it should be for (for multis) or i will pick the worst crack scenario i can possibly think of. 🌹

[soracities]

Ama Codjoe, from "The Bluest Nude" [ID'd]

[lusciniaes]

@dhahabibi said ... oh, i'm not arguing. just pointing out the ridiculously obvious.

this poorly subdued argumentative streak of hers will be her undoing, some day. to accuse the scribe and formerly acting grand sage of being wilfully uncooperative is not something someone can do and hope to get away without a scathing retort. and he'd be right to reprimand her for it – that's the worst part. layla is defensive by nature, more than she would ever freely admit, but the rigid and apparent differences in their ranks should prohibit her from talking back ... in theory. it all takes her a minute to process, blank – faced and dumbfounded by her own brashness.

" i'm not arguing, so .. we're not arguing. " she might have turned and left right then and there, were it not for the fact that alhaitham is still holding onto her half – finished and apparently ill – conceived thesis statement, and that she really doesn't want alhaitham to think of her as a complete idiot – present circumstances not accounted for. " i'm sorry. " for the paper and whatever embarrassing flaws he found therein, for her own foul temperament, and so forth. at any given time, there are simply too many grievances to count. she exhales slowly not quite sighing, and gathers her thoughts with greater care to keep an amiable tone. " but .. it's really not that obvious to me what's wrong with it. i wouldn't have showed it to anyone if i knew it was that bad. "