Solar Lilith (Hazbin Hotel S2 Spoilers!)

28, they/them, batsplainer, darkfic enthusiast, I write fic sometimes

[evidently-endless]

the odyssey (2026)

[dcbutinamrev]

As someone whose a massive Christopher Nolan fan/nerd and who only went for Nolan himself bc i am that much of a Nolan nerd, idc. If I’d wanted a fully accurate adaptation, I’d read the book itself.

[evidently-endless]

the odyssey (2026)

[dcbutinamrev]

As someone whose a massive Christopher Nolan fan/nerd and who only went for Nolan himself bc i am that much of a Nolan nerd, idc. If I’d wanted a fully accurate adaptation, I’d read the book itself.

[lovelriel]

[bookished]

( a collection of dark, sensual deal-driven incubus + human dialogue prompts that get darker the more you scroll down. adjust phrasing as necessary.) feel free to make edits to better suit your muse.

"Sign your name, darling, and I’ll make sure no man ever satisfies you the way I do."

"You wanted freedom. I wanted you. Tell me which of us won tonight."

"Don’t mistake my touch for kindness. It’s a binding."

"I could leave you whole—but where’s the pleasure in that?"

"One night with me, and you’ll pray to forget. Another night, and you’ll beg to remember."

"You call me a demon, yet you’re the one who summoned me with your longing."

"Your soul isn’t the price, love. Your silence is."

"I don’t steal hearts. I take them when they’re offered—and you’ve been offering yours since the moment we met."

"You asked me what I want. Look in the mirror, and you’ll see it."

"Every time you say no, your body whispers yes louder."

"I can give you pleasure, pain, or both. Choose wisely—or don’t choose at all."

"You signed away eternity for one kiss. Tell me—was it worth it?"

"I’ll ruin every man who touches you after me."

"You think you can resist me? Sweetheart, even God couldn’t."

"You wanted a deal. Here it is: I take your nights. You keep your days. For now."

"I won’t ask for your soul, love. I’ll take something far harder to give back."

"Every bargain has a cost. The question is, are you willing to pay with your skin or with your faith?"

"I’ll leave my mark on you—not so you remember me, but so you never forget who owns you."

"This isn’t love. This is hunger wearing love’s voice."

"When you finally beg for me, that’s when the deal will truly begin."

"You don’t want love—you want to be devoured. And I am here to finish what you crave."

"Every time you say my name, it chains you tighter to me."

"You prayed for deliverance, but your prayer sounded too much like desire. So I came instead."

"I could stop. But I’d rather watch you beg for the ruin you swore you didn’t want."

"Your body knows me already. Your soul is just catching up."

"Give me your loneliness, and I’ll turn it into hunger you can never satisfy without me."

"You don’t belong to heaven anymore. You belong to the hands that unmake you."

"I will teach you to confuse pain with pleasure until you never ask me to stop."

"You feared the devil, yet you opened the door when he knocked. Tell me—are you still afraid?"

"I don’t want your soul tonight. I want your shame."

"Each kiss is a contract. Each touch, a signature. By morning, you’ll belong to no one but me."

"You were holy once. Now look at you—kneeling for sin with trembling hands."

"Do you think God will forgive you for wanting me? Or will He punish you for enjoying it?"

"I’ll unmake every part of you until the only thing left is my name in your mouth."

"Your heart is not enough. I want the parts of you you hide from yourself."

"I’ll take you apart slowly—not because I need to, but because I love how you beg."

"This isn’t a kiss. It’s the first seal of your undoing."

"You will walk back to me every time, even if it means crawling through hell."

"Your sin is not wanting me. Your sin is how much you’ll want me again."

"You offered me desire. I’ll collect it in screams."

"You didn’t sell me your soul. You gave it away the moment you moaned my name."

"I don’t want your love. I want the parts of you that rot when no one is watching."

"You’ll keep crawling back, not because I own you, but because you want to be owned."

"You think you’re resisting me. But every breath you take is already mine."

"God won’t recognize you after me."

"I don’t kiss to taste. I kiss to claim."

"Do you feel it? That isn’t pleasure. That’s your damnation dressed up in heat."

"I won’t stop until you forget the sound of your own prayers."

"You begged for salvation. What you got was me."

"You’ll mistake this pain for ecstasy until you can’t tell the difference."

"Every time I touch you, a piece of your innocence rots. And you still beg for more."

"You’re not holy anymore. You’re an altar—and I’m desecrating you."

"I don’t need to steal your soul. I’ll make you lay it at my feet willingly."

"I’ll hollow you out until there’s nothing left but hunger for me."

"This isn’t a bargain. It’s a burial."

"You don’t belong to yourself anymore. You never will again."

"I’ll leave marks no one can see but everyone will feel."

"You don’t need chains. Your longing binds you tighter than iron ever could."

"Even if I let you go, you’d still come crawling back—because nothing else will ever touch you the way I do."

"I don’t promise eternity. I promise consumption—and I’ll start with you."

[solar-lilith]

what are bloomsbury even playing at lol

[nikethestatue]

There is something to be said about how from the beginning, SJM has been setting Elriel as the 'couple apart'.

Yes they are part of the IC, of course, but there is an 'otherness' about them that feels deliberate.

Cassian, and Nesta by extension, are heavily entrenched in the IC (I suppose to the dismay of many Nesta stans). From the very first scene when Cassian meets Nesta, there are all these conflicting emotions that are running through him, mostly because of Feyre and his loyalty to her, and he lashes out at Nesta at the dinner table.

As the story progresses, there is all this drama between Feysand and Nessian, warring emotions, Nesta hates Rhys, Rhys doesn't like Nesta, Feyre and Nesta are at odds, Cassian is torn between the two fractions. Add to that Mor, who's had a weird relationship with Cassian for 500 years and who flexes her muscle in relation to him very frequently. Plus, there is Amren, who also interferes at different times for various reasons. Rhys and Cassian have this unbreakable bond of brotherhood and there is a lot of push and pull between them, and in relation to the two sisters. Even from the very beginning, Rhys 'suggested' Cassian, not Azriel, as a potential lover for Feyre. When Rhys was telling Feyre about UTM, he again evoked Cassian saying that it felt like Cassian was next to him when Feyre was battling the Wyrm and in his head he heard his brother's voice 'if you don't marry her, I will!' And then of course in ACOSF, Feyre and Nyx are saved by Nesta.

It's a TIIIIIIGHT knot between all those people.

Which brings me to Az and Elain.

From the start, they are a couple apart. They don't match the dynamic or the behavior of the rest of the group. There is no bickering, no accusations, no push and pull. Azriel, while fully part of the Bat Boy Trio, is also...different. Too different. He is a shadowsinger, his powers far exceed Cassian's but aren't as strong as Rhys's, though Rhys is the only person that goes head to head with Az and then relents. Azriel is solitary and mysterious. He is a man apart in the Cassian/Mor/Azriel Trio as well. One who loves, but one who isn't loved. One who is pushed out, always forced to look from the outside in. Azriel is untamed. He stands up to High Lords, he sneaks into the Hybern camp. Once he says something, he goes after it. He isn't like the rest of them and remains an enigma even to those who are closest to him. Cassian doesn't ask him questions, knowing that Azriel wouldn't want to answer. Rhys misreads him and assumes that he knows him, but he doesn't.

And Azriel's love for Elain is a thing of secret, lovely beauty. It's private and his own. Only she is aware. Yes, some have started seeing the signs, but they are so subtle, no one is quite sure. Only Nesta, it seems, understands him.

Elain is the one apart from them too. She is kept in the dark, she isn't told things, she is left behind. The irony is that it's SHE who is the Seer. The one who actually sees everything (even through Azriel's darkness and aloofness). It's Azriel who Saw her Sight, and his words were 'SHE doesn't need anything. It's WE who need...' They need her, and they don't even realize it. They keep her away and push her aside, whereas she is the one with the Eyes.

it's SHE who shocks them. She sneaks up on the King and stabs him in the throat. She is the one who accepts Truth Teller. She is the one who volunteers to scry. She is the one who offers to beg Lord Nolan for the humans' safety. She is the one who finds the Suriel. She is the one who surprises Azriel with her gifts. The continuous theme about Elain is that no one knows her or understands her. Not her sisters, not her mate, not her ex-fiance.

To Azriel, she is always unavailable. When he meets her, she is engaged to a human. The moment she becomes Fae, she is mated to another. Yes, the pull is strong. It torments him. And while Rhys was willing to go against another High Lord for Feyre, and Cassian was willing to take on all of Nesta's darkness and brokenness, Azriel is willing to go against THEM ALL--The Cauldron, Elain's mate, ALL the High Lords, and his own High Lord.

It feels like Elriel's otherness is deliberate. A set up for a book and a story that is entirely their own, and where they'll have to work through and live through their own unique set of challenges and problems unlike anyone else. A story that takes them out of the confines of the IC, and Night Court and the setup that we've had so far, in order to give them a completely separate storyline.

[writersisland]

Tiny Grammar Cheatsheet: Hyphens, En, and Em Dashes

Hyphens ( - ) are the shortest and are used to: ‣ link elements in a compound word: dog-owner ‣ separate some affixes from the rest of the word: pre-election ‣ (sometimes) take the place of the en dash indicating range: pages 24-66 ‣ indicate stuttering or abrupt interruption: M-m-micheal? ‣ spell out a word letter for letter: I said we are c-l-o-s-e-d.

En Dashes ( – ) are shorter than em dashes. They indicate a range and could usually be replaced with "from" and "to": ✓ I lived in New York 2015–2020. ⭤ I lived in New York from 2015 to 2020. But: ✗ I lived in New York from 2015–2020.

Em Dashes ( — ) are longest. They are used: ‣ to call attention to the content they separate from the rest of the sentence and emphasize it ‣ in place of commas and parentheses: When he finally apologized—after four weeks of silence—she was no longer interested in hearing him out. ‣ in place of a colon, especially to summarize, explain, or expand upon the preceding clause in a dramatic manner: After months of deliberation, the jurors reached a unanimous verdict—guilty. ‣ to summarize or note the common link in a list: Sweet, sour, salty, bitter—all tastes the cook loved to experiment with. ‣ to set off or introduce defining phrases and lists: The shop's selection of three flavors—strawberry, mint, and chocolate—was never enough variety. ‣ to indicate a new direction: I agree with you, but James—he felt otherwise. to indicate hesitation: Well, I think—Yeah, I guess it is concerning.

Fun Fact: en dashes received their name because the dash is the length of the letter N, while the em dash is the length of the letter M.

[auroricnat]

You look lonely…I can fix that..💙💜

Good morning Aurorics! 💛🪽I watched Blade Runner 2049 again, and I got inspired! I hope you all accomplish the goals you have set for today! 🥰 I love you all 💞

[dykemd]

hi baby i don't watch football whats the issue w the team from argentina?

they are demons sent from hell to destroy everything pure and good in our once beautiful world

[alilyhn]

[gifsbysimplysonia]

Wildly creative

[elainsvisions]

Something tells me that if their kiss gets interrupted again, Elain won't let it end there.

This time, she'd be the one closing the distance, taking Azriel by surprise, and finally stealing the kiss they've both been waiting far too long for.

Enough interruptions, enough longing, Elain's getting her kiss.

A huge thank you to @aurithemoon for this absolutely breathtaking comic. I'm completely obsessed with the way you draw Elain and Azriel. Thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us.

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⁣⁣⁣⤞ Art by @aurithemoon

⁣⁣⁣⤞ Commissioned by me

⁣⁣⁣⤞ Please do not repost without permission

⁣⁣⁣⤞ Instagram

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[maracllea]

Lady Margot Fenring, The Siren

this // Olive Thomas by Maurice Goldberg for Theatre Magazine, 1919 // Lea Seydoux on set of Dune: Part Two, 2024 // Odysseus Elytis, from "Psalm XVII," translated by Olga Broumas & T. Begley // this edit by @abigaillazaar // this // Stephane Roland, Haute Couture SS17 // Nuestra Señora de las Angustias of Jaén Cathedral, 17th century // Dune: Part Two, 2024 // this // Photograph of Gordon Craig's Hamlet set model, Photograph 1912 (made) // Wieland Wagner's Grail Hall, Parsifal in Bayreuth 1968 // Dune, Frank Herbert, 1965 // Lea Seydoux on set of Dune: Part Two, 2024

[memeuplift]

[hiveswap]

big fan of when you peel back all layers of a character and at the bottom of it there's love

[hiveswap]

why are they doing this? because they loved someone so much it caused the plot to happen. Grief counts btw

[hiveswap]

ESPECIALLY a big fan of when this isn't enough to make them a good person

[allergictononsense]

i, for one, love how the elriel community is generally split on the elriel mating bond issue. some think they are some think they aren’t, it’s all fun. and non cultish 🤓✌🏻.

[greenleaf777]

As long as they’re together i don’t care if they’re mates either way and i think I almost prefer they aren’t BUT i 100% think thats exactly where sjm is taking the story. Theres so much foreshadowing for it.

[nikethestatue]

Azriel and Gwyn are mates! He slaughtered everyone in Sangravah!

Azriel is a warrior with killing power so enormous, he needs 7 siphons to contain it. He kills quickly, and ruthlessly. He killed a ton of Autumn soldiers at Oorid, and would've killed more if push came to shove. He kills people in battle. He helped Cassian destroy a whole village. He kills when under attack and he kills when he is attacking.

All I am saying is that there is nothing special about a warrior killing everyone in sight. Especially if he comes up on a rape and a slaughter of innocent priestesses.

This will be graphic, but he enters the temple, it's probably littered with dead people. He walks through it, looking for soldiers. He is alone. He is strung tight, because he is waiting for an ambush. He walks into a room. He sees a decapitated female body on the floor. A bunch of jeering soldiers. A female screaming on a table, a soldier upon her, and a bunch of others behind him, lining up to take their turn.

Obviously he kills them all. He already knows that the Cauldron's foot isn't in the temple. He has fractions of a second to make decisions. Again, he is alone, he has no backup, there are at least half a dozen soldiers, and a screaming female. In order to save her, he has to kill them all, which he does. But, he is on a mission, and he has to keep moving. So he slams into Rhys's mind, tells him what had happened and Rhys immediately arrives with Mor. Azriel hands off Gwyn and continues on his quest.

This isn't a man who is overcome by his mate bond flaring in his chest. Because if he was, he wouldn't have been able to release 'his mate' from his arms. He would've stayed behind even for 5 minutes. He would've been mindless with worry, with sorrow, with terror. He would've rushed to Rhys or Mor afterwards and asked how Gwyn was. He would've asked Clotho every time he was in the Library about Gwyn.

None of it happened.

Instead, what happened was 'What happened to Elain?! the moment he heard from Cassian that she might have been hurt in some way. He jumped out of his skin over a minor sisterly squabble.

No mated man, no man who suspects that he might be mated, no man who witnessed his supposed mate being violently brutalized, would not ask about her for two years and be risking his life multiple times for another woman.

Azriel spends his time looking out the windows and seeking out Elain. Not going downstairs in the Library and asking about Gwyn.

That's the difference.

[prinnay]

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