Atlas | A Depository Of Daydreams

main: @tessellated-sunl1ght ✎ Writing, art, Fallen London things ✎ askbox is wide open ✎ pfp is my Fallen London OC Atlas ✎ header is my OCs inspired by That One Wilde Gif ✎ he/him ✎ former art student ✎ adult

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Hello hello!

The writing and fl posting blog of @tessellated-sunl1ght !

This originally started as a writing blog for anything, but is now going to be more focused on my and others' Fallen London OCs! It has also drifted away from actual fanfiction, and is now mainly just character rambles and art.

All of my art is described in alt text!

Asks are welcome! Talk to me about my OCs, talk about your OCs, inquire things!

Some things about me: I was an art student living in Western Europe, and while I've been creative writing for 10+ years now I've actually been posting what I do for only 5. I listen to the Oh Hellos excessively and adore reading character analyses. I only have about half of an idea what I'm doing most of the time.

My Fallen London profile; if you want to chat/roleplay/get Watchful boosts (if your base is <100)/extort me for resources trade items and quests, feel free!

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art!

art that is mine :D

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FLondon blogging:

Whumpay 2026!

OCs intros || me writing about them || Atlas things || Thomas things || both of them

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pre-FLondon blogging:

Gravity Falls writing

Doctor Who writing

[the-whole-neathy-lot]

It took a long time for Silas to consider touch a safe thing. Generally, they're physically affectionate. The kind to enjoy holding hands or combing through someone's hair. You know the cat stereotype where cats will lay on you, but don't like to be touched? He's kinda like that (with exceptions)

Like I def drew her leaning against Winnie. And when she and Zouhair used to be friends, she did similar

However, as much as Silas likes Odunayo and as much as they think of her as a friend, they don't do that. While Odunayo never says it aloud, they saw that she Really gets uncomfy when people touch her in any context

(For Odunayo, it's overwhelming. Suffocating. As a kid, she usually wasn't allowed to say no to hugs and such because it was "rude" to refuse to hug her relative. So she still has a hard time saying no now as an adult because she doesn't want to be rude. And isn't she odd enough already?)

And while Silas' assumption for the Whys is mistaken (he did Not correctly guess sensory load. Not that any of them would know the term), he doesn't question it

He still tries to show his fondness for her in other ways

[staring-at-my-keyboard]

I need to do something with the fact that Atlas has canonically permakilled enough Great Game spies to alter the Chessboard. Surely he has a reputation of some kind now. He never left witnesses behind so it would be something nebulous and nobody would know his face but there's definitely something.

[staring-at-my-keyboard]

Atlas does, in fact, know exactly what it's like.

[loom-of-destinies]

Been seeing this a lot lately, and thought "why not?" So...

Which oc is the hottest?

The Daring Truthseeker | Merry Darthfellow

The Boorish Gambler | Kate "Kittie" McLusky

The Ensnarled Hawkshaw | Blair Porter

The Shattered Shepherd

The Crocodile Queen

The Dreamstalker

Curiosity button (or none)

Remaining time: 4 days 4 hours

Check out their tags on here if you don't know any of them too well! And feel free to tell me your reasoning. I'm a very curious bastard-

[godsstrongestshithead]

My oc should meet your oc, like a playdate

[staring-at-my-keyboard]

3am thought, I like to think Thomas kisses Atlas’ bare palms a lot. She just gently takes their wrists and raises their hands to her lips. They wear gloves so often that she wants them to know the skin beneath is cherished (and also she just likes the sensation).

[currentlycryingaboutlancelot]

realized i have started texting like mr darcy

[plasmalogical]

[staring-at-my-keyboard]

3am thought, I like to think Thomas kisses Atlas’ bare palms a lot. She just gently takes their wrists and raises their hands to her lips. They wear gloves so often that she wants them to know the skin beneath is cherished (and also she just likes the sensation).

[the-whole-neathy-lot]

I needed a new Silas reference sheet and I wanted to throw in a few outfits from their wardrobe. They totally have more outfits per occasion than what's shown here

(Design notes below the cut! They're long because I love rambling :D)

Overview

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For Silas, being a career criminal pays pretty well, so they proudly show off that ill-gotten wealth. Loves wearing elaborate embroidery, detailed lace, silk satin, and so on. Knows firsthand how easy it is to pocket away jewelry, so they don't often wear a lot of them. Recently, they've become fond of wearing simple moon-pearl earrings, even though it's not all that valuable (they find it pretty)

Loves vibrant colours and rarely wears all-black outfits.

Subconsciously makes it a personal rule to take up physical space and take up others' attention. Their habit of inserting shoulder pads into suits and their love for voluminous sleeves is part of this.

For a larcenist, they Really don't dress all that subtly, which is influenced by my lifelong love for the phantom thief archetype (often very showy)

Individual outfit notes

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"Default": The outfit I most often draw Silas in. The Cosmogone Specs from their silverer profession has been converted into goggles.

Nightgown: All of their nightgowns are very detailed with embroidery and/or lace. They don't always use their cane when it's bedtime, especially in their own home.

Tuxedo: They're totally breaking the typical dress code for black-tie events. Scandalous. The entire lapel is also silk satin. Also, the orange-gold details are all shiny, meant to be eye-catching on the dance floor.

"Magpie Dress": I gotta give credit to Holly for why I call this the magpie dress. Really leaning into the black-billed magpie motif. They wear a rather simple comb. Sometimes, there might be a lacy veil involved.

[arcana-of-time]

Little prompt for people with FL ocs:

If your character(s), intentionally or accidentally, triggered an estival, what exactly would it look like?

[pawbeanies]

i do not see what is so "sexy" about this "croppéd top" that many wear in this age. your vitals are exposéd to the elements. such attire would prove detrimental in a duél. with one fell swoop i could thrust my sword into- why art thou breathing heavier now

[queenburd]

Happy anniversary to that time @alexis-royce's Academic got caught trying to turn their students into personalized servants to the Masters. It's okay I still love them.

taught the Tailor so much about the Correspondence and the Tailor is forever grateful. It's a shame the fellow's, you know, crazy. That's okay we all have our quirks.

[staring-at-my-keyboard]

Whumpay 2026 masterlist ✨

Like I promised! A month of various flavors of OC misery, although there are glimmers of light to be found in some. Everything takes place in the world of Fallen London.

TWs and significant spoilers are stated in each! Although if anyone thinks I'm missing any just let me know and I'll edit to add them.

Day 1: Accidentally hurting a friend / PTSD

Day 2: Trapped underground

Day 3: Blackmail

Day 4: Touch starvation

Day 5: Came back wrong

Day 6: Rescued too late / Unable to speak

Day 7: [alternate prompt] Chronic pain

Day 8: Caretaker burnout

Day 9: Excessive drinking / "You're going to kill yourself doing this" / Grief

Day 10: "It's not as bad as it looks"

Day 11: [alternate prompt] Loss of sense(s)

Day 12: Trauma reveal

Day 13: Anger born of worry / "Never do that again"

Day 14: Broken ribs

Day 15: Forced to watch

Day 16: Hallucinations

Day 17: Self-defense killing / Adrenaline crash

Day 18: Fingers in wound / "Wait, what are you- don't-!"

Day 19: Makeshift weapon / "Don't come any closer!" / Backed into a corner

Day 20: 'I know you're in there somewhere' fight

Day 21: Sadistic choice / "Please, I'll do anything..."

Day 22: Feed a cold, starve a fever / "How long have you felt like this?" / Stress-induced illness

Day 23: Last-minute rescue

Day 24: Hurting to help

Day 25: Collapsing in the middle of a sentence

Day 26: Villain whumpee

Day 27: Mental breakdown / "I'm sorry, I can't help it" / Withdrawal

Day 28: [alternate prompt] Passing out from pain

Day 29: Field medicine / Barbed wire

Day 30: Failed escape

Day 31: "I can't do this anymore!"

A big thank you to @whumpay for all the amazing prompts :D They were so perfect I simply had to participate.

[isaidimafuckingstar]

i wonder if im known for anything as a mutual

[the-write-ideas]

Send me a △ and ask a really invasive question aimed at my character

They’ll have to:

Rate on a scale of 1-10 how much they don’t want to answer that question.

Answer that question.

[staring-at-my-keyboard]

Atlasposting

[staring-at-my-keyboard]

I’m glad this turned out to be one of the like 3 posts I have that reached 100 notes, it deserves it