#ingenue things

[candles-inthewoods]

the image of a docile sacrificial lamb and the pop culture idea of the perfect victim. do you get what I'm saying

[candles-inthewoods]

let me serve you, console you, instruct you, lead you, rule you

[candles-inthewoods]

INTRODUCTION & WARNINGS

Hello there, my name is Rosemary. I use she/her pronouns.

This is a dark kink side-blog for curating content that reminds me of typical pulp gothic romances with historical, supernatural and psychological horror elements. This blog will include disturbing themes and imagery, so please block and leave if you are uncomfortable or disapprove. You are responsible for your own experience on Tumblr. If you don't want to engage with these topics, leave this blog.

This is a side-blog, so my features are limited.

CW List, Tag Directory and Links after the cut.

SENSITIVE TOPICS & DISCLAIMER

blood

cannibalism (tagged as #devour)

death

violence and assault

gore (tag includes instances of violence that imply injury and gore)

kidnapping

emotional and psychological abuse

familial abuse (incest)

supernatural monsters and elements

unhealthy + toxic relationships

swearing

mild nudity

torture

animal death

this is a non-exhaustive list and may include other similar topics (judge at your discretion)

Although I engage with these topics, I DO NOT approve/condone them in real-world settings, in "reality".

If you recognise me from outside of Tumblr, please do not reach out to me about this blog. You cannot solely judge me based on my posts; you must also consider my actions and choices in real-world settings that directly impact individuals ("offline"). My posts do not decide my moral credibility.

Do not complain about my blog in my ask box. I don't want to hear it and I won't respond. Bots and other spam will be deleted.

TAG DIRECTORY

#actual advice — Constructive advice to help those emotionally troubled. If gothic literature highlights human flaws and twists virtues and strengths, these ideas can be similarly twisted and turned into prompts.

#art — Artwork depicting the aesthetic.  

#analysis — Serious insights into tropes and stories. Independent reviews and academic excerpts.

#board — Collages, moodboards, web weaves and gif sets.

#characters — Inspiration for stock characters and their interactions.

#clutching pearls — Posts about moral policing and purity culture toward fiction.

#costume — Fashion that fits the aesthetic.

#gothic heroine shit — Active and Angsty female leads. Byronic She-bastards. Ideas of self-discovery and independence.

#gothic pulp — Artwork from the Paperback Novel Women-Running-Away-From-Houses era of Gothic literature and film. 1940s to the 1970s.

#holy — Religious themes and imagery. Typically Catholic but ideas touch on the concept of faith, piety, guilt, suffering as something noble and repentance.

#ingenue things — Ethereal and feeble female leads. Heroines who symbolise innocence, naivety, inherent goodness, kindness and sympathy. Damsels who get victimised by obsessive, possessive brooding brutes. Ideas of corruption.

#mine — My own posts… both serious and silly.

#people — Figures that fit the aesthetic. Stock characters and monsters.

#places — Images of various estates, castles, forests, churches and other similar scenes that fit the aesthetic.

#poetry — Various quotes, translations, blurbs and poems.

#prompt — Ideas for plots and stories.

#prose — For longer literature. If the post contains a real plot with a journey with a beginning and ending, it goes in this tag.

#recs — Recommendations for me to check out.

#wed to woe — doomed bride characters

#writing help — Advice to write a better story or characters.

#yearning — Shitposts that poke fun or idealize the aesthetic.

FOOLERY

🌘 a pearl from the pile: a random post from this blog

🌘 rosemary and thyme: fun facts about me, through asks and quizzes I've played

🌘 lamplight's glow: how to navigate tags on desktop & how to use tumblr search operators

[candles-inthewoods]

Oh, pet. I need you in my hands. I want to show you how truly wonderful you are. I want to clasp my hand around yours and lift you up. Open your heart to me and let me mould you in my love. I will make your eyes shine forever; always trusting, never doubting.

When I kiss your cheek, you'd know have been good for me. When I bite your lip, you'd know I'd have done it for good reason. Each lesson marked on your skin, deep enough to reach your spirit.

Trust me, pet. I know what's right for you. I've known it all along; you were made for things better than what you believe in. Believe in me. Let yourself sink into my hands and I will make you as perfect as you are in my eyes.

[candles-inthewoods]

if you give someone the privilege of feeding you, you also give them the ability to starve you

[candles-inthewoods]

I have no strength to force one's hand, no power or influence to sway one's outcome. just my virtues and my integrity and my belief and my ability to love. to some that is limiting and so meaningless but to the ones who don't have it, it can be something so endearing and precious.

[candles-inthewoods]

the flowing full-skirted gowns, the bare feet, the free hair and the brightly lit rooms. it's all because its supposed to be a dream. a light, playful traipse through fancy rooms you barely get to go into. like a child sneaking into their parent's study.

[candles-inthewoods]

Despite the horror and the hopelessness, there was always desire. A wish to remain unhurt and even wanted, perhaps desired. Simply because of the fact that she existed. That she could be used.