This is the first prompt - book. It’s about two artists on tour. He’s giving her a hard time, she is growing more and more pissed about it. But when another guy from set asks her out, he steps in and tells her, that she has to work on Saturday. So on that Saturday, they’re both alone spending that evening together, rehearsing a dramatic love scene, that goes a little off-script. Post link
I loved this scene from Pride and Prejudice so much and actually, I planned to draw Elizabeth, but as soon as I had painted the angel sculpture, Crescent City hit me.
and they gazed into battle, his thoughts like an army behind him, hers as a solid shield before him, and all he could think of was his hand on her neck, looking ahead at the time they didn’t have
dark and ashen was the dress life had chosen for her to wear, left alone with only a feathered fan, frayed and tattered as her soul. left in shattered pieces drifting beside her, in between, glimpses of the dreams she once had and cherished, and hung on to as the fan she held in her hands. glimpses, she couldn’t know, would remain only that. until kindled, bright and ablaze, burning as hot as her desired always did and perish
Original painting is “Anna Bilinska” by Emmeline Deane
it was dark she should have been afraid, and she was but not of the darkness but the dark nestling inside her waiting for the one person she felt, she could open herself up to but he didn’t come that day
and a mist was surrounding them, grounding their souls, connecting them like a string of starlight. it felt like a soft touch, soothing and comforting. Post link
darkness can be warm and soothing covering, enshrouding the constricting feeling deep inside. this was not the darkness he knew. this darkness was different. it followed rules he did not understand. a dark where he was unable to see but was aware of rows upon rows of other eyes gazing, seizing, preying like freezing wind sweeping him into ice cold water unable to breathe unable to find the way back
still, there was snow falling softly settling in his hair. he looked up and snapped back. a warm feeling covered him, she was still there. like lanterns casting warm shadows along a smooth gravel path, flowing into oblivion. she was still there. the bond that lead to chaos saved him from the order of darkness
slowly she approached him holding a letter containing all her thoughts and feelings she couldn’t bare his gaze not daring to look up, afraid of the ice in his eyes. ice mirroring the celeste and lavender of her dress, like the blizzard silently raging inside her heart when their hands briefly brushed.
“your hands are cold”, he noticed and the warm orange blossom scent had her remember the longing almost forgotten. he took her hand, heating it gently, setting her ablaze, melting away the cold in her core, drawing her in. she could not leave.
Sorry I’ve been away for a while. Been juggling w time management and keeping up with my other socials. I’ve been mostly active on IG but I’ll try to post more here as well :3
Also going through some past asks/messages here and will be answering some .Thank you for your patience! （・⊝・∞）
Aries - Being surrounded by lights, letting go of all anxieties at a large concert. Feels dreamy and surreal.
Taurus - Going through a corn maze under a hazy sky. Bundled up. Collaborating with close friends. Feels almost like labyrinth from a dream.
Gemini - Late night adventures. Wandering around a dark city, driving to mysterious places on empty midnight roads, making unique memories. Reality feels altered.
Cancer - Peacefully waking up on a rainy day, comfortably alone, baking cookies and listening to music. Makes for an incredibly cozy and calm atmosphere.
Leo - Driving around with friends, drinking iced coffee and all screaming along to music. Probably headed somewhere fun.
Virgo - Wandering through a tranquil forest after snow, a light rain, or during fog. Feels like being lost within a fairy tale.
Libra - Stargazing with someone special. Having deep existential conversations. Doing so in a field or a beach. The rest of the world seems to fade in those moments.
Scorpio - Doing something crazy yet collaborative to bond with a new group of people such as coworkers or classmates. Maybe breaking rules to help each other or doing something adventurous on a whim.
Sagittarius- Meeting an absolutely mesmerizing stranger and immediately bonding. Like rediscovering a friend or lover from a past life.
Capricorn - Sharing secrets amidst candle light in a power outage. Turning bland relationships into lifelong friendships.
Aquarius - Coming back from swimming in the ocean and napping in a sunny spot, then waking up in time to get ready for a night of summer fun with friends.
Pisces - Watching movies with friends on a stormy day. Relaxing in a nest of pillows and blankets. Laughing about old times.
trails by the highway just out of earshot of traffic
schools during breaks
those little beaches right next to ferry docks
bowling alleys
unfamiliar mcdonalds on long roadtrips
your friends living room once everybody but you is asleep
laundromats at midnight
• any target • churches in texas • abandoned 7/11’s • your bedroom at 5 am • hospitals at midnight • warehouses that smell like dust • lighthouses with lights that don’t work anymore • empty parking lots • ponds and lakes in suburban neighborhoods • rooftops in the early morning • inside a dark cabinet
galeries in art museums that are empty except for you
the lighting section of home depot
stairwells
•hospital waiting rooms •airports from midnight to 7am • bathrooms in small concert venues
I just got the weirdest feeling I swear
OK LISTEN THERE ARE REASONS FOR THIS!!!
A lot of these places are called liminalspaces - which means they are throughways from one space to the next. Places like rest stops, stairwells, trains, parking lots, waiting rooms, airports feel weird when you’re in them because their existence is not about themselves, but the things before and after them. They have no definitive place outside of their relationship to the spaces you are coming from and going to. Reality feels altered here because we’re not really supposed to be in them for a long time for think about them as their own entities, and when we do they seem odd and out of place.
The other spaces feel weird because our brains are hard-wired for context - we like things to belong to a certain place and time and when we experience those things outside of the context our brains have developed for them, our brains are like NOPE SHIT THIS ISN’T RIGHT GET OUT ABORT ABORT. Schools not in session, empty museums, being awake when other people are asleep - all these things and spaces feel weird because our brain is like “I already have a context for this space and this is not it so it must be dangerous.” Our rational understanding can sometimes override that immediate “danger” impulse but we’re still left with a feeling of wariness and unease.
Listen I am very passionate about liminal spaces they are fascinating stuff or perhaps I am merely a nerd.
I, for one, appreciate your passion for liminal spaces and thank you for explaining it to the rest of us.
Photos of my faves from the list plus some more.
Empty parking lots
Any carnival
Ruins
Empty art galleries
Empty schools
Snowy scenery
City parks at night
Certain public bathrooms
Any foggy area
Rooftops
Empty fields under starry skies
Swimming in the ocean
Laundromats
Dark airplanes
Sorry I couldn’t fit it into one post! Apparently only 10 pictures are allowed. :/
Before I begin, you ought to know what sleep paralysis is. When you sleep you go through two cycles, REM and NREM. REM stands for “rapid eye movement” and during this phase your body is completely paralyzed but your eyes are moving around under the lids. NREM is “non rapid eye movement” and during this time your body moves about but your eyes are still. You need to go through both cycles numerous times for a proper nights sleep. Sleep paralysis occurs when you wake up during REM and can be alarming to someone who isn’t used to it. But don’t worry, as someone who has gotten it chronically since I was a young child, I am going to teach you how to get through it.
First of all, you might feel like you’re suffocating, but don’t panic. You don’t have control of your body right now, and that includes your lungs. When you sleep, your breathing is heavily decreased. So just calm down, it’s ok, you can breathe.
Don’t be idle! So many people just lay there and expect sleep paralysis to go away. But that isn’t how this works. You MUST wake yourself up and yes it will be uncomfortable. It feels like reactivating your nerves, so it isn’t pleasant, but it isn’t really painful either. Just get through it, and try to move, you could be stuck for HOURS if you don’t.
On that note, there are ways to make the waking up process easier. Try to move one part of the body at a time. Maybe start just trying to move your finger then slowly progess to “waking up” the rest of your body. Also if you simply can’t get whatever part to move try somewhere else. I have had times where I tried to move my arms but they wouldn’t budge, only to find out that moving my head was much easier and woke up my entire body.
Don’t immediately go back to sleep! There is a very high chance that doing so will make you return to sleep paralysis. I have made this mistake more times than I’d like to admit, so it’s ok, but still, get up. You don’t have to do anything big, maybe just go grab some water or read a little bit (or whatever else you feel like) before attempting to return to sleep.
For the love of god DON’T OPEN YOUR EYES!! You’ll hallucinate.I’ve seen some weird shit when my eyes are open, and although I’m usually too preoccupied to be scared about the surreal demonic shit I see at the foot of my bed, for lots of people it’s terrifying, so I recommend that you keep your eyes shut.
Sorry it took so long for me to make this post! I’ve been kinda busy. But I sincerely hope this helps. Don’t stress over sleep paralysis, you’re going to be fine and once you have it for a while it becomes more of an inconvenience than an emergency. Sweet dreams!
