Pray, Join Me For A Spell. A Brief Respite With Naught But Us And The Wind And Waves.

Pray, join me for a spell. A brief respite with naught but us and the wind and waves.

{ heavensward }

Did you know? Aymeric de Borel (FFXIV) and Noctis Lucis Caelum (FFXV) share the same Japanese voice actor, Tatsuhisa Suzuki.

Aymeric in Noct’s attire to celebrate the last day of the XV crossover event

literature aesthetics — yiuno.

Bold what applies to your character!

— Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

cobblestone streets / lamps shining out of the fog / the warmth of a fireplace / unopened bottle of wine / the tension between what things seem to be and what they truly are / the heady thrill of freedom / the panic of losing control / blood on the pavement / guilty vices / top hats and walking sticks / self-destruction / old documents tucked away in safes

— Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.

rain hitting a windowpane / candles burning low / mountain ranges of white, snowy tops / frenzied obsession / a cemetery at dusk / slaughterhouses / all-consuming thirst for revenge / compassion turned to bitterness and hatred / a sense of duty weighing on your shoulders / inescapable guilt / the frozen wastes of the arctic circle / the feeling of someone breathing down your neck / lighting sparking through the sky

— The Picture of Dorian Gray.

erotic longing / paint on a palette / golden curls and rosy cheeks / the desperation to cling to youth / bees lazily drifting through the grass / hedonism / the blackness of a soul / a dusty attic / hiding secrets / blood pooling on the floorboards / gut-wrenching jealousy / a dimly-lit stage / temptation into corruption

— The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner.

cliffs rising up into the clouds / someone ambiguously supernatural always lurking / Edinburgh’s winding streets / religious zealotry / careful manipulation / family rivalry / a bible written in an indistinguishable language / a face that's always changing and shifting / Scottish lairds / something demonic masquerading as something pure

— Dracula.

letters and diaries / suitors courting a lady / castles nestled deep within forests and mountains / terror of the unknown / the howling of wolves / aristocrats from olden times / a consuming hunger / the dead rising / horses’ hooves thundering along a path / blood staining the snow / crucifixes warding off evil

— Wuthering Heights.

fog over the moors / embracing one who is already dead / a cycle of abuse / vicious, snarling dogs / a house left to ruin / a thorn among the roses / toxic love / ghosts / the howling wind / flowers that have died and begun to rot / wasting away / a voice you can’t identify

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