♱ ⠀⠀… ⠀⠀𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐖 ⠀⠀your ⠀⠀𝖒𝖚𝖘𝖊 ⠀⠀.
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AWAKENING: After a near-fatal accident, the sender awakens to the receiver by them.
the room was quiet, save for the steady, mechanical rhythm of the monitor and the faint breeze stirring the curtain by the open window. afternoon light pooled along the edge of the floor, soft and golden, but it barely touched her. emilia sat beside the bed, still as stone. one leg crossed neatly over the other, fingers laced in her lap. she hadn't moved in over an hour. she didn’t have to. she was waiting — and she hated waiting when it came to people she cared about.
the moment brandon stirred, she knew. before the monitor jumped, before his breath shifted — she felt it. the subtle change in the air between them, as though his body had finally remembered it had something left to fight for. his eyes blinked open slowly, light green, unfocused at first, then sharpening — and then they found her. she didn’t say anything right away. just met his gaze, ˢᵗᵉᵃᵈʸ and ᵘⁿʷᵃᵛᵉʳᶦⁿᵍ, letting the silence speak first. then, quietly, ❝ about time. ❞ not cold. not cutting. it was almost a joke — the kind that carried the weight of sleepless nights and quiet prayers she’d never admit to. her tone stayed level, but there was something just beneath it — that tired kind of relief you only feel when someone nearly slips away. she leaned forward, elbows on her knees, and let her eyes trace over him — the bruises, the bandages, the sharp contrast of his skin against the pale hospital linens. ❝ you almost didn’t make it, bran. ❞ his name, soft and familiar, wrapped in the kind of closeness she rarely allowed herself to show. it slipped past her defenses before she could second-guess it. she looked at him then — really looked — and let him see the sharp concern threaded through her quiet composure. she wasn’t here out of obligation. she was here because he mattered. ❝ they’ll say it was luck. that you’re some kind of miracle. ❞ a pause, just long enough for the words to land. ❝ but we both know better. ❞ her voice dropped, lower now, more honest than she usually allowed it to be. ❝ you’re still here because you don’t give up. ❞ another breath passed. she leaned back, just slightly, the distance between them still small. familiar. ❝ next time you try to die on me — ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ. ❞ the corner of her mouth lifted — not quite a smile, but something close. the kind of expression only someone who knew her well would recognize as affection. ❝ i don’t like the way the world feels without you in it. ❞ she timidly reached for his hand, leaned in and just sat there beside him, solid and still — a constant in a world that had tried to take him. and for now, that was enough.
⠀ take⠀me⠀to⠀𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋,⠀ˡᵉᵗ⠀ᵗʰᵉ⠀ᵈᵉᵛᶦˡˢ⠀ʰᵉᵃʳ⠀ᵐʸ⠀ⁿᵃᵐᵉ ﹔ ⠀ for⠀I⠀have⠀ᴺᴼ⠀𝐆𝐎𝐃⠀left⠀to⠀ʎɐɹd⠀to⠀ .⠀
⅋̳ 𝐍𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐈 … a private and selective portrayal of 𝑬𝑴𝑰𝑳𝑰𝑨 𝑫𝑰 𝑪𝑨𝑹𝑳𝑶 ⸻ 𝖑𝖆 𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖆 𝖒𝖆𝖑𝖊𝖉𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖆 .
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀…⠀⠀ ⠀⠀a 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐇𝐄 born to an ancient bloodline, Emilia is the daughter of a legacy whispered in candlelit rituals and bound by the secrets of witches who have lived among mortals for centuries. Raised in the sun-drenched heart of 𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐋𝐘, she and her twin sister, Vittoria, spent their days steeped in tradition — tending to their family’s bustling trattoria, grinding fragrant herbs, and weaving magic hidden beneath ordinary touch. Emilia was the careful one, the dreamer with a cautious heart, raised under the watchful eye of her grandmother, who taught her the sacred ways of 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐀 𝐃𝐀 𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐈 and the peril of stepping too close to the darkness. [ ... ] And then 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐃 came. Emilia's world shattered with her twin sister's brutal murder. 𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐅 burned away the girl she once was. 𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 forged the woman she would become. The careful witch turned reckless. The believer in 𝐒𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐒 became the one who broke them. In her desperate search for truth, Emilia ventured into the realm of 𝐋'𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈 𝐎𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐈, walking paths from which no witch had returned unscathed. What was once forbidden became her 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, her weapon. With every step deeper into the unknown, she felt herself unraveling — becoming something new, something feared. A force willing to tear apart the heavens and the underworld alike to reclaim what was taken from her. 𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 war within her, but one thing is certain — she will not stop until the wicked have 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐃.
𝖓𝖚 𝖘𝖙𝖚𝖉𝖎𝖚 𝖘𝖚𝖕𝖗𝖆⠀ ﹕ ⠀cursed lineage ⠀ ❝⠀𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐑 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 ˢʰᵃᶜᵏˡᵉ⠀❞⠀﹒⠀sicilian gothic⠀﹒⠀ancient prophecies⠀﹒⠀forbidden scripture⠀﹒⠀flour dusted hands⠀﹒⠀the seven deadly sins⠀❝⠀𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐈𝐍 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡⠀❞⠀﹒⠀veiled grief⠀﹒⠀
₀₀₁.𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐃 ₀₀₂.𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 ₀₀₃.𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 ₀₀₄.𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 ⅋ 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐒 [ are always welcome ! ] ₀₀₅.𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐒
⸻ indie & single muse crafted for — but not exclusive to — fakevz. mutuals only, mdni, crossover friendly, always down to plot, activity varies. triggers will not be tagged! cursed by ﹕ luna, she / her, 25+ — side blog.
[ … tied to the kingdom of the wicked series by kerri maniscalco ± taking visual and plot inspiration from a variety of other sources such as ﹕ monica bellucci, yennefer von vengenberg, wanda maximoff, alicent hightower, mary stuart ❪⠀reign⠀❫, my lady jane, various book series, mirror palais, catherine zeta jones ᵉᵗ ᵃˡ ]
WHEN I FOLLOW YOU, I WANT TO INTERACT. I don’t follow for follow, I follow you because I’m interested in your character and want to write with you. sometimes, even when you follow me, I’m too shy to approach, or I’m just not really sure HOW. please; if I’m following you, shoot me a message. go ahead and RANDOMLY JUMP IN MY INBOX. Something – just know that if I follow you, I WANT to interact with you!!
𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 . . . ( ice breaker )
✧ › Send "Looks like we're stuck together." for a sudden situation forces our muses into close quarters. A great way to break the ice with mutuals you'd like to write with but are nervous to approach!
“Don’t / Accommodate: write in blood or don’t bother.”
— Sina Queyras, from “I Know a Queen That Swallowed a Sword, I Don’t Know Why She Swallowed That Sword, I Guess She’ll Cry,” My Ariel (via lifeinpoetry)
❛ Looks like we're stuck together. ❜
with a subtle ᵇᵃʳᵉˡʸ ⁿᵒᵗᶦᶜᵉᵃᵇˡᵉ tilt of her head, the witch’s gaze grew sharp and focused as she studied the smug looking woman before her.
❝ stuck, huh? ❞
her voice was calm, but there was an edge of intrigue buried beneath the coolness. emilia had seen enough of the world to recognize that nothing was ever truly random. not with people who carried themselves the way her self proclaimed ally did.
❝ you wanted this. ❞ Emilia’s eyes lingered on the stranger, assessing, as if trying to unravel a hidden layer beneath her exterior before she continued. ❝ did you not? ❞ her posture remained controlled, wary, but there was an undercurrent of something deeper — something like … ᴵᴺᵀᴱᴿᴱˢᵀ.
An absolutely stunning axe, probably used for hunting, Sicily, Italy, ca. 16th century, housed at the Waddesdon Manor Art Collection.
Adelaide Kane as MARY STUART REIGN (2013 — 2017)
“Both the bitter and the sweet, both a honey-tongued blessing and a curse.”
— Miklós Radnóti, from All That Still Matters At All: Poems; “A Gentle Breeze,”