#the fey

[pinkprincesscore]

[bluegoldfaerie]

The words Fae/Fay originate from the 12th century in old French. It likely stems from the word Fata meaning "spirits of fate". It was possibly used as a term for Celtic goddesses, before evolving into a word for enchanting or something of enchanting nature. In old English, the term transformed into Fay-erie or even has been seen as "Fayereye" in The Wife of Bath's Tale.

Modern English has since turned this into 'Fairy'

Source: Fairy The Otherworld By Many Names by Morgan Daimler

[yen-sids-tournament]

Maleficent v Lilia Vanrouge

Who is your favorite fairy?

Maleficent, Sleeping Beauty

Lilia Vanrouge, Twisted Wonderland

Voting ended onMay 21, 2024

Propaganda

Maleficent:

She's iconic. She gatecrashes parties, she turns into a dragon, she named her pet raven Diablo (first gamer disney character?).

Lilia Vanrouge:

~he’s a single mom who works two jobs and loves his kids and never stops with gentle hands and the heart of a fighter 🫶 he’s a survivor 🏳️‍🌈 he’s a single father and like 700 years and currently going too school with his two kids. hes (shocking) a fae 🧚‍♂️he’s like 5’3 and was previously a war general and is Bisexual as long as Disney does not butcher the translation 🙏 he’s in a silly band and canonically likes thrash metal and is also online friends with another character in the game. do not let this man cook!!! no one is safe when he’s in the kitchen. he’s just so silly idk :3 ~700 y.o. Fae, who looks like an 8 y.o. girl, and is a royal guard for a fae dragon prince. awful at cooking but thinks he is amazing. found a random human baby in the woods and took him home. fought in the fae wars. had enough parental love for a baby dragon egg (see prince mentioned above) to have the egg hatch, despite the fact that only the parents are supposed to be able to hatch the egg and the egg's mother was his best friend who died. was the guardian/parental figure of the prince after he hatched. attended high school with his son and the prince to be a guard.

[thetelekineticfrog]

I wonder if my personal outrage at fairies in so many different froms of media being made out to be perfect, pure, cute, and harmless rather than dangerous beings not of this realm is connected to me wanting neurotypicals to leave me alone (through fear or respect if necessary, I don't care) rather than treat me like I am a cute little child that cannot understand anything and never will.

Autistic folks like myself used to be perceived as like changelings and such after all.

[masterblackoak]

Fairy Story ~ by Stevie Smith

I went into the wood one day

And there I walked and lost my way

~

When it was so dark I could not see

A little creature came to me

~

He said if I would sing a song

The time would not be very long

~

But first I must let him hold my hand tight

Or else the wood would give me a fright

~

I sang a song, he let me go

But now I am home again there is nobody I know.

[draconicsplendor]

I fucking love jackrabbits dude. 10/10 fey imitation, a bit too leggy, but the unfamiliar won’t notice a difference

[queen-susans-revenge]

Ch. 1: The Millennial Sword

Viveka Janssen is a practical Midwestern girl brought to San Francisco for an entry-level PR job. So why did some old hippie lady just hand

In the mood for some light escapism? This week begins the free serialization of my novel The Millennial Sword, winner of the 2014 IndieReader Discovery Award in the Fantasy category.

Viveka Janssen is a practical Midwestern girl brought to San Francisco for an entry-level PR job. So why did some old hippie lady just hand her a sword, and call it Excalibur?