revolution until victory

cozy. 26. she/they. syrian. anti-zionist. tesblr's local reachfolk expert & baby mod author. everything i write is secretly about palestine. main: @sherryzade

[reachfolk]

hi there! 👋 my name's cozy and i'm just ur friendly neighborhood tes fan. i've been an on and off fan of skyrim since it came out, but i've been especially fascinated with the reachfolk and their experiences, and so this blog was born! most of the content that i make myself revolves around the reachfolk (hence the url), including my own reachfolk ocs, headcanons, and tons of discussions about canon lore. i sometimes dabble in modding but i'm still very new to it. i also think about doing a tes-themed dnd group approximately once every week, and i never do it. one day, maybe.

it's very important to point out that my writing is pretty much 100% of the time about race and colonialism. i draw on my own experiences as a syrian and on the things i've learned from indigenous folk across the world. with that said, i firmly and unapologetically stand with palestine. there will be no tolerance for any zionist ideology here whatsoever, including "both sides" rhetoric or talk about two states. there is no hypothetical version of zionism that is not genocidal at its root, and i won't entertain any such notions. i support a multiethnic, one-state solution.

RULES ⁠—

i'm an intersectional marxist feminist, a queer pagan arab, and an anti-zionist. if any of that bothers you, you definitely won't like me or anything i have to say.

just to get it out of the way, i'm pro-ship and a kinkster. no, that doesn't mean i endorse anything weird irl, and no, i don't actively blog abt kinky dark content here. it's just a matter of principle. feel free to block me if you're uncomfortable at all.

if you're a minor, i'd prefer if you didn't follow me or at the very least block the #mdni and #nsft tags

NAVIGATION ⁠—

masterlist | currently writing | ao3 | my characters

FAQ ⁠—

imperials or stormcloaks? they both suck and i will slander both nonstop without hesitation. ulfric stans, you do you, but you probably won't like it here.

what TES games have you played? i'm most familiar with skyrim & blades, but i've also played a bit of eso and oblivion. i'm hoping to start morrowind some time eventually!

favorite skyrim factions? the thieves guild, the college of winterhold, & most of all, the forsworn/reachfolk!

favorite TES characters? from vanilla skyrim: tolfdir, bothela, erandur, idgrod raven-crone, angi, serana, miraak, annekke crag-jumper, melka, petra, sofie, sissil, haming, and pretty much everyone at winterhold except onmund. from mods: inigo, lucien flavius, amalee, anum-la, vilja, olette

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[quinnactually]

the disappearance of the dwemer

[tonysopranoproskater69420]

[great-and-small]

The group chat officially deemed me an “eccentric” just because I’m doing an Argonian ichthyologist play-through of Skyrim rn where my character is writing a thesis on Cyrodilic Spadetails and I shared the character’s hypothetical research folder that I created to help with my immersion in the role.

Like sorry I take the RP in RPG seriously but how else would I get into the headspace of a character who is only slaying dragons to sell their bones and fund research that will hopefully be published in the Tamriel Journal of Limnetic Science??

[aidashakur]

The right man will study you like a language he wants to be fluent in

[viv36c]

Clavicus Vile & Barbas

[miraenart]

Shrine of Namira. Prints here!

[lotrmusical]

never let anyone tell you that trawling through mediocre victorian poetry isn't worth it. we just happened upon an absolute BANGER of a worm poem. go read it or else 🪱🪱🪱

[lotrmusical]

the reviews are in... glad everyone's enjoying song of the worm

[id: tumblr tags reading 'dude This Fucking Rules', 'holy fucking shit! that was legit so cool?', 'holy shit that is fucking metal', 'oh this fucks severely', 'yeah no this fucking SLAPS', 'yo this RULES']

[memento-morri-writes]

can confirm this does fucking slap.

[the-insan1ty-clause]

oh yeah that fucking slaps

[drethelin]

Song of the Worm

Cook, Eliza (1818 - 1889)

THE worm, the rich worm, has a noble domain

In the field that is stored with its millions of slain;

The charnel-grounds widen, to me they belong,

With the vaults of the sepulchre, sculptured and strong.

The tower of ages in fragments is laid,

Moss grows on the stones, and I lurk in its shade;

And the hand of the giant and heart of the brave

Must turn weak and submit to the worm and the grave.

Daughters of earth, if I happen to meet

Your bloom-plucking fingers and sod-treading feet--

Oh! turn not away with the shriek of disgust

From the thing you must mate with in darkness and dust.

Your eyes may be flashing in pleasure and pride,

'Neath the crown of a Queen or the wreath of a bride;

Your lips may be fresh and your cheeks may be fair--

Let a few years pass over, and I shall be there.

Cities of splendour, where palace and gate,

Where the marble of strength and the purple of state;

Where the mart and arena, the olive and vine,

Once flourished in glory; oh! are ye not mine?

Go look for famed Carthage, and I shall be found

In the desolate ruin and weed-covered mound;

And the slime of my trailing discovers my home,

'Mid the pillars of Tyre and the temples of Rome.

I am sacredly sheltered and daintily fed

Where the velvet bedecks, and the white lawn is spread;

I may feast undisturbed, I may dwell and carouse

On the sweetest of lips and the smoothest of brows.

The voice of the sexton, the chink of the spade,

Sound merrily under the willow's dank shade.

They are carnival notes, and I travel with glee

To learn what the churchyard has given to me.

Oh! the worm, the rich worm, has a noble domain,

For where monarchs are voiceless I revel and reign;

I delve at my ease and regale where I may;

None dispute with the worm in his will or his way.

The high and the bright for my feasting must fall--

Youth, Beauty, and Manhood, I prey on ye all:

The Prince and the peasant, the despot and slave;

All, all must bow down to the worm and the grave.

[sleptonmysketches]

"This one recommends a sidearm to accompany your axe, good friend. The roads of Skyrim are too dangerous to keep only one weapon on you." "...Just the poison is fine." Dragonborn wants to buy a potion from the nomadic merchants and Ri'saad just can't help trying to make a deal. Fun idea I thought to draw out

[fascinationstreetmp3]

i can't stop watching this

[tikkunolamresistance]

“Don’t beg for sympathy from a cruel world, rise and resist”

[toffee32]

Dwemer family

[sapropel]

Apolitically killing bandits and savages in my video game with no messages

[tpwrtrmnky]

"If you uncritically copy a worldbuilding element that an author with obviously bigoted views constructed as a metaphor for his idea of the world, you'll bring those ideas into your work whether you intend to or not" seems to be a really difficult idea, huh.

[moramew]

A small list of random ass sites I’ve found useful when writing:

Fragrantica: perfume enthusiast site that has a long list of scents. v helpful when you’re writing your guilty pleasure abo fics

Just One Cookbook: recipe site that centers on Japanese cuisine. Lots of different recipes to browse, plenty of inspiration so you’re not just “ramen and sushi” 

This comparing heights page: gives you a visual on height differences between characters

A page on the colors of bruises+healing stages: well just that. there you go. describe your bruises properly

McCormick Science Institute: yes this is a real thing. the site shows off research on spices and gives the history on them. be historically accurate or just indulge in mindless fascination. boost your restaurant au with it

A Glossary of Astronomy Terms: to pepper in that sweet terminology for your astrophysics major college au needs

[moramew]

Adding to this since I’m working on a shifter au one-shot:

Canine Body Language

Feline Body Language

[moramew]

More:

Cocktail Flow: a site with a variety of cocktails that’s pretty easy to navigate and offers photos of the drinks. You can sort by themes, strengths, type and base. My only real annoyance with this site is that the drinks are sometimes sorted into ~masculine~ and ~feminine~ but ehhhh. It’s great otherwise.

Tie-A-Tie: a site centered around ties, obviously. I stumbled upon it while researching tie fabrics but there’s a lot more to look at. It offers insight into dress code for events, tells you how to tie your ties, and has a section on the often forgotten about tie accessories

[moramew]

Even more:

Types of High Heels: A page describing twenty five different types of high heels. It gives a description and pictures. Shake it up from just “stilettos and kitten heels”

Random Job Generator: Exactly as it says. The site offer more generators like characters, plots, or town names.

Glossary of Hosiery Terms: Figure out what is what on a pair of stockings.

Men’s Dress Shoe Guide: A quick guide describing the eight most common types of men’s dress shoes. Pics included.

Types of Women’s Coats: Descriptions and pics of various different types of coats.

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WRITING REFERENCES

[cucarachitaloca]

POV: you walk through Solitude wearing the finest attire you own