erhyna

gothic au fanfic writer. occassional vidder. obsessed with beauties and beasts.

[monstrousorchids]

“Just as the skirt needs the wind to billow, I’m not formed by things that are of myself alone.”

INTRO — A fic writer inspired by classic (primarily gothic) literature and an occasional vidder with an embarassing amount of drafts and wips. Queer and POC. She/they. Twenties.

ABOUT — I reblog more often than I post, but usually everything is related to my fics or general interests. Sometimes I'll post film stills, lit quotes or gifs. Tags can be found in the Archive page.

INTERESTS — Beauties and Beasts dynamics. The Phantom of The Opera, The Twilight Saga, The Lord of The Rings. Murder Mysteries, Historical Fiction, Erotic Thrillers, Film Noirs. Themes of Otherness, Queerness/Sexuality, Disability, Colonialism, Fascism, Intersectional Feminism.

CURRENT FAVOURITES — A Room With a View by E.M. Forster and The Hill Station by J.G. Farrell. A Room With a View (1985) by James Ivory and Sen Noci Svatojánské (1959) by Jiří Trnka. The Borgias (2011-13) and Murder, She Wrote (1984-96).

— M Y W R I T I N G —

The Nightbloomer is a coming of age murder mystery Twilight fic inspired by Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, Park Chan-wook's Stoker, and the telenovela Hilda Furacão.

→ MASTERLIST OF EDITS AND RELATED POSTS → READ ON AO3

— M Y V I D D I N G —

Honestly... as much as I love doing it, I only ever act on my ideas once in a blue moon and spend more time making colorings.

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This is an everything blog: personal, writing, fandom, and aesthetic reblogging. I don't always tag things, so tread lightly if violence, sex and horror related things make you uncomfortable.

[theinternetarchive]

'view of naples through a window,' oil on paper, mounted on canvas; framed: 59.5 x 46 x 5.5 cm; franz ludwig catel, german c. 1824.

[silvanelf]

North & South (2004) · Episode 4

[vintagewildlife]

North American black bear By: Bullaty Lomeo From: Wild, Wild World of Animals: Bears and Other Carnivores 1976

[automatoneironaut]

Pustaha — a Batak grimoire from Northern Sumatra, made with the bark of aquilaria malaccensis (agarwood) in an accordian format. It’s written or compiled with recipes, rituals, divinations, laws and formulas by a magician-priest, known as the datu, in the language style hata poda.

[nobrashfestivity]

Unknown, Death’s Head Hawk Moth, Will’s Cigarettes, Butterfly and Moth Cards, 1931

[ohvoyager]

The Devils (1971)

[cineflower-deactivated20201004]

Maria Tallchief of the Osage nation, the first Native American Prima Ballerina.  

[woottoo]

EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1960) dir. Georges Franju

[automatoneironaut]

“The day was uncommonly lovely. It was really March; but it was April in its mild air, brisk soft wind, and bright sun, occasionally clouded for a minute; and everything looked so beautiful under the influence of such a sky…”

— Jane Austen, Mansfield Park

[enchantedbook]

'The shooting Stars' by Jean-Francois Millet, c. 1849.

[lifeofashowgirls]

SINNERS — 2025

[theinternetarchive]

tool or sewing kit, victorian, united kingdom c. 1874-75.

[creepynostalgy]

Mary Maude in La Residencia aka The House That Screamed (1969)

[monstrousorchids]

being a fanfic writer who stopped reading fanfic in 2019 and only hearing about ao3—where i publish my fic—being down for hours or several days through twitter meltdowns is a funny experience like oh! i didn't know that was happening 🫳👆

[postcardpast]

[gouged-doll]

margo hoff, dream of flying, 1950