Hyacinth and Cucumber, also perhaps a tiny bit of Eucalyptus.
B = Babe (What would they use as pet names? Do they use them a lot?)
She mainly sticks to Dear as her primary term of endearment. She doesn’t use them a lot to begin with, but she knows that hearing it always makes you smile.
C = Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)
Elizabeth really isn’t a big cuddler, but she doesn’t mind having your head rest in her lap.
D = Domestic (Do they want to settle down? What would they think about living together?)
She’d move you in, day one. It’s not necessarily about settling down so quickly, but she’s busy and having you in Collinwood just makes sense to her.
E = Emotion (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)
She’s a bit more reserved in her affection, restricting it to mostly a chaste kiss here and there throughout a given day, though more so when you’re alone together.
F = Flirt (How do they flirt? Are they smooth or awkward?)
She’s pretty smooth. Certainly not awkward, but she has a unique, quiet sort of charm to her.
G = Gifts (Are they a gift giver? What kind of gifts do they give?)
Elizabeth is a practical gift giver. If you need something, she’ll get it for you in a heartbeat. But she doesn’t go overboard on material things that aren’t as useful in day to day life.
H = Hugs (Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?)
She’s alright with hugs, especially if she knows you’ve been feeling sad. Hugs are her go to for comforting you, but casually, she’s less enthused about them.
I = I Love You (How fast do they say the L-word?)
It takes a while. She won’t even realize she’s in love for a good amount of time. One day it’ll just dawn on her how comfortable her life is with you and she’ll realize it’s love.
J = Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous?)
She doesn’t get very jealous. Only Julia talking to you can get her that way. Julia flirts without knowing it, so a stern, warning look is all it takes to make sure she’s kept in check around you.
K = Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you?)
Her kisses are always very gentle. She loves to kiss your cheek as well as your lips.
L = Little ones (How are they around children? Would they want some of their own?)
She’s alright with children, good even, but wouldn’t be inclined to have more.
M = Meet (How did they meet you?)
She met you in Collinsport. You both were just going about your days and crossed paths and got to talking.
N = Nurture (Are they good at taking care of you if you’re hurt/sick?)
She’s not the best caretaker you could ask for, but she’s no fool. She’ll get you what you need to be comfortable, but that’s about the extent of it.
O = Out (What’s a typical date night with them like?)
You mainly stay in actually. Make a nice dinner, sometimes together, sometimes not. And finish the night with a favorite drink of choice and a movie.
P = Propose (When do you/they propose? How does the proposal go?)
The proposal is a rather formal discussion. There’s little romance to it actually, but it’s what best suits Elizabeth. And she does take you out for a nice engagement dinner after the fact.
Q = Quirk (What small habit/feature/quirk do they have that you find especially endearing?)
She’ll doze off when she’s reading. Her glasses will be about to fall off the bridge of her nose and she’ll just look so adorable that you don’t want to disturb her.
R = Routine (What does a typical day together look like? Routines, schedules, habits?)
Meeting in passing on and off, and taking meals together when you can. Always dinner though. Elizabeth always makes sure she can spend dinner time with you if nothing else.
S = Security (How protective are they? How would they protect you?)
She’s very protective, but she doesn’t fear much getting at you in Collinwood. She’ll hold your hand out in public just as a way to assure herself that you’re there and safe.
T = Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, etc?)
A decent amount of effort. She doesn’t favor being flashy, but you can always tell the loving effort she put into something for your sake.
U = Unique (What’s something they’d only do for you?)
Sing to you. She doesn’t have the greatest singing voice, but you seem to like it when she sings quietly to you after having overheard her in the shower once.
V = Vulnerable (How long does it take them to feel comfortable being vulnerable around you?)
It’ll take her a while to get really comfortable with you and open up. As long as you’re patient and don’t push her, it’ll come in time.
W = Wardrobe (What would they wear to impress you?)
Anything purple or blue. She doesn’t wear a lot of either and she knows you always like seeing her in a bit of color.
X = Xtra (A random headcanon for them.)
She loves desserts. If you bake some for her or even just share some ice cream with her, that’s one of the best ways to her heart.
Y = You (What are some things they would like in a partner?)
Elizabeth would want someone she could trust with anything. Loyalty and honor are big for her and she needs both in a partner to let herself really fall for them.
Z = Zzz (What are their sleep habits?)
She’s a light sleeper. First to wake up at a strange sound. But she’s oh so beautiful when asleep.
i mean this sincerely and unironically i think riverdale is the height of television and if you’re not going to gradually built up from a small town murder mystery to angel-guided time travel over the course of six years you are wasting the television format
OK, this Dark Shadows board game (1968) has nothing to do with RPGs or wargames or anything, but it is straight cool looking. It looks exactly like I want a 1968 board game based on Dark Shadows to look like.
The “board” is actually a very large piece of folded, heavy-weight paper. When I took it out at a recent board game night, everyone stood back from it in hushed silence, not wanting to damage it, as if it were a holy relic. It was pretty funny. (That might have been after someone looked it up and saw a copy going for an astonishing amount on eBay, but I got my copy via @OrrinGrey for like $25, so I don’t think it actually belongs in a museum).
Anyway, that is all I really have to say about that! Soak up that delightful retro horror art!
There are four basic monster categories on Dark Shadows — the dead, magicians, transformations and miscellaneous.
The key member of the magicians class, obviously, is Angelique, and later on in the series we’ll see Bathia Mapes, Nicholas Blair, Magda, Julianka, Count Petofi and the Parallel Time Timothy Stokes. You can also make a case that Julia and Dr. Lang are alchemists, which is basically the same thing as a magician, but using science-y talk.
The transformations category is mostly werewolves, but we’ve also got Cyrus Longworth in 1970, and Joshua turning into a cat. And then miscellaneous is for the vague, shadowy figures like Diabolos and the Leviathans.
But the core monster type is “the dead”, and we see lots of variations over the course of the series. This includes ghosts, vampires, specters, zombies, Frankensteins, succubi and whatever the plural of “phoenix” is.
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