“You cannot save people. You can only love them.”
—Anaïs Nin
The Lovers
Nydha Lavellan Ghilain x Dorian Pavus
for @calicostorms
[ID: nine square images of equal size.
image one - close-up of two people’s lower faces in black and white. their noses are touching and their lips are parted. the person on the right is caressing the other person’s cheek.
image two - a bathtub carved out of stone. it is filling with water that has pink petals floating on it. there are red lanterns sitting on the rim and a shelf carved into the wall. there are deep shadows and the light brown stone has a tinge of green.
image three - close-up of a white person’s shoulder. they have pale freckled skin and long red hair. the background is green.
image four - a pattern of flowers in shades of yellow, orange, and brown. there are sunflowers, marigolds, chrysanthemums, and daises. they are interspersed with green leaves, red berries, and small dark brown leaves.
image five - a white person’s hand holding a bouquet of wild grasses, small flowers, and a white rose. the background is black.
image six - dark wooden bookshelves with a ladder in front of them. the books are in shades of brown and green. some have gold detailing.
image seven - close-up of a brown man’s lower face. he has neatly-trimmed black facial hair. he is shirtless with his right hand resting on his shoulder. the background is light gray.
image eight - painting of a cloaked figure reclining. behind them is a bush with entwined branches. the figure and bush are in gold and the background is dark green. overlaid in capitalized white text are the lyrics, “gently / gently / the / constellations / aligned.”
image nine - back and white illustration of two skeletons standing among tall grasses. one is handing a flower to the other. /END ID]
