The dividers aren’t related to what comes next — I just found them while searching and thought they looked nice 😄
I was tagged by this Trio Infernale:
@lutethebodies, @shanaraharlyah and @cursed-nyxan!
Thaaaaaanks! I found a few WIPs while searching. The first one is part of Ard’s backstory that I’ve been working on. I shared it a few weeks ago, but it’s still a WIP and very difficult for me to write because it deals with heavy topics like child death, cannibalism, and gore. I still need to figure out my personal limits when it comes to writing about these topics.
Her hands, which held the child, no longer trembled. They became calm and precise, as they always were when she wielded a blade. The Dark Urge was no longer a foreign power dwelling within her. It was her.
Some other WIPs are just test shots. I’ve mostly been working with the drow characters over the past six months and only started shooting Ardreyth and Gale again two days ago, so I’m still getting back into the lighting for them. Black and white works best for testing.
Here are a few test shots with a simple B&W filter. The final black-and-white versions will have proper white balance and adjustments.
It took me about half an hour yesterday to find the right skin tone for Gale that harmonizes with Ard’s skin tone and doesn’t make him look too orange or sick. Forgot to save, so I ran into the Gale skin tone problem again today -> ( last pic :D)
I’m also working on some house-specific magical spells for Ardreyth that Minaste created especially for her.
A first draft:
House Magic of House Mizzrym:
Like many other noble houses of Menzoberranzan, House Mizzrym possesses its own closely guarded form of arcane house magic. When wielding this magic, the caster experiences a slowly spreading icy cold beneath the skin, often accompanied by a faint tingling along the nerves and a dull numbness in the fingertips.
🕷️ Mizzrym’s Silent Drift 2nd-level transmutation (house spell)
Casting Time: 1 action Range: Self Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You lift yourself weightlessly from the ground, gaining the effects of the levitate spell. While this spell is active, your movement produces no sound, and your ascent and descent appear unnaturally smooth, as though guided by unseen currents of darkness rather than your own will.
Special (Ardreyth): When Ardreyth casts this spell, she additionally feels a subtle pull from the direction of her shadow, as though something were reluctant to let her go. This sensation leaves no visible trace and does not reveal her position.
OPEN TAG/ NO PRESSURE TAG
@dracoangel, @nem-of-house-morningstar, @meeshrox, @bloodsol94, @thepreciouspurrsian, @unaarista and @tormentedbythirst
I've been watching btas and yj since last October!! Im only just starting on comics though. My library has ordered in american alien for me but it won't arrive for another few weeks yet :]
for the ask game for aging tumblr population: 2, 5, 11 and 27 🫶
Thank you so much, Hanna <3 – now I have an excuse to use those fancy Klimt dividers I found a few minutes ago 😄
Question 2 - Do you have a collection of anything?
I don’t collect things in a targeted way, I just have a general collecting instinct: comics, art books, movies, jewelry, bags, and everything related to DnD – from books to dice. You could say I have a slight hoarding tendency 😄
Question 5 - What's your favourite piece of furniture and where did you get it?
Hmm, my favorite piece of furniture is probably our bed. It’s made of acacia wood, really simple, with a wide frame that’s perfect for resting a glass or some books if you don’t have a nightstand. It’s easy to assemble and take apart by yourself when moving – no screws needed. I got it from my boyfriend as a Mother’s Day gift from an Indian furniture store.
Question 11 - Do you vote?
Of course – being able to vote is not just my right, it’s also a privilege. People have lost their lives for this right. Every vote counts, and if I don’t vote, others decide for me. Not voting as a form of protest is not an option for me.
Question 27 - What's your favourite household chore?
My favorite household chore – lol – is basically none. If there’s one thing I really don’t like, it’s any kind of housework. It’s wild how much lifetime you end up wasting on cleaning and that stuff.
If I had to choose, the bathroom is the lesser evil for me. And when I’m in a really bad mood, I actually like washing super dirty pots by hand – preferably with loud punk music.
