#embracing shadows

[wildwhiskey236]

So I finished my second draft of Embracing Shadows and I don't want to brag but it only took me two years

#writeblr #writing #embracing shadows #no but 2 years 70000 words and a plot rebuilt from the foundations of draft 1 #and you know what else? #it needs a third draft

[horrorcult-renaissance]

Waiting for the Night

I've been running this blog for a while now, primarily focused on my interests in horror and dark romance.

As I navigate through certain aspects of my identity, I've decided to utilize this space to delve into various facets of my personal journey. This will include exploring shadow work and also addressing gender-related issues. - Alias Graym Gray

I'm waiting for the night to fall I know that it will save us all When everything's dark, keeps us from the stark Reality

I'm waiting for the night to fall When everything is bearable And there in the still, all that you feel Is tranquility

There is a sound in the calm Someone is coming to harm I press my hands to my ears

It's easier here just to forget fear

from Waiting for the Night  by Depeche Mode

#genderfluid #genderqueer #nonbinary #enby #depeche mode #waiting for the night #shadow work #poet #hopeless romantic #dark romance #gothic romance #tomboy #dark romantic #writer of tumblr #genderidentity #queer culture #embracing shadows #lgbtqia

[mon-petit-coeur-noir]

#embrace #shadow play

[clouvu]

Genshin catgirl yuri on the brain

#genshin impact #kirara #lynette #kiranette #back at it again drawing a delusional side pairing I like just to never draw them again <3 #just cant believe after 10000 years genshin finally gave us the opportunity to have a real authentic catgirl x catgirl yuri pairing #Bonus points for one of them being relatively normal to human society and the other fully embracing what it means to be a catgirl #:I x :3 dynamic real #random side note its crazy the influx of activity im getting now on my feed because after harassing tunglr support my shadow ban is no more #so welcome new followers im literally the same here as i am on twitter #just significantly more annoying because i can and will scream in the tags #ANYWAYS back to my arledrone delusions soon enough

[dmitryanya]

haven't even been in the fandom a week and im making dumb memes

#wylan van eck #wylan van sunshine #wylan hendriks #six of crows #grishaverse #shadow and bone #wesper #ACTUAL WILDCARD WYLAN THANK U #kid makes bombs for fun and embraced the criminal life Very quickly #people gotta give him credit where its due okay #if kaz can do it so can u

[wykart]

The elder men spoke low. They took a vote and said no. They turned around real slow. Where did they go? Where did they go? And the question oh, the question: can the kid keep his eyes, if the fire doesn't die? They said no.

They Took a Vote and Said No - Sunset Rubdown

#i do this instead of like. making an animatic lmao. this song is so good. the breakdown!! auughhh #doctor who #dw #thirteenth doctor #the timeless child #fanart #digital art #my art #comic #cause the fire never dies so the kid lost his eyes oh that's how it goes :( #the lyrics on spotify are wrong rip #im embracing cringe and choosing life #you can see how this started very simple and then I started putting Effort in rip #so OTHER things can stay alive you say.. much to think about #never getting over this one boys. I'm still deep in the trenches #weeping angels division agents mouri age of shadows something something tardis great house loom. you're welcome #I think this song is about soldiers going to war to prop up empires or something??? which is also fitting

[pharawee]

"After all, you're my only friend. And you are no less important than anyone, do you understand?"

#pit babe #pit babe the series #nut supanut #pavel naret #pavel phoom #pitbabeedit #thai bl #thai drama #bl drama #bl series #my edits. #the colouring isn't my best work but eh #i've fully embraced that i'm mostly watching this show for nut/way #i don't like way but he's a great character #there's so many people like him too #quietly waiting/manipulating in the shadow of a friendship #for something that will never happen because they're unwilling to be honest and open #in real life way would be a total nice guy #fiction allows him to be far more nuanced and likable and i appreciate that

[rasberrii]

Part two to THIS post. The Shadow edition :D

And S3 Trailer Spoilers

Shadow sticking by Sonics side and fighting with him. He could have left at any time, or went to solve this by himself, but he stays at Sonics side.

Shadow noticing the danger first and shoving Sonic out of the way before getting himself to safety.

Shadow watching over Sonic the entire time he was in any Shatterspace.

Shadow saving Sonic’s life (hopefully 💀) and creating THREE sonic booms to do so.

Shadow never trusting Nine, but in the end he still left Nine alone with the prisims to help Sonic fight the Chaos Council. Because Sonic trusted Nine. And Shadow trusts Sonic :)

Shadow saving Sonic from potentally blown up.

Anyways this conculdes my silly thing. For now. Theyre gay and i will be back.

#SHADOW KISS HIM #EMBRACE IS #PLS CMON DO JT- #tags — > #shadow the hedgehog #sonic prime #sonic the hedgehog #sonic fandom #sth #sth fandom #sonic prime s3 #sonashadow #sonadow

[letmeinnnnn]

The kickstarter to get a billboard in protest of the Shadow and Bone/Six of Crows cancellations is up now!

We are first focusing on the spinoff since the script is already written.

If everyone who signed the petition donated just one dollar, we would far exceed our goal.

Never stop fighting!

http://kck.st/3R6w5XV

#for the phenomenal cast and all fans of the duology #shadow and bone #six of crows #leigh bardugo #kaz brekker #kanej #wesper #wylan van eck #jesper fahey #nina zenik #inej ghafa #matthias helvar #helnik #grishaverse #we never stop fighting-six of crows #we cannot let them waste this cast in our lifetime #netflix shadow and bone #netflix #embrace the unhinged. become kaz brekker.

[bumblehaven]

hello horse fandom, you have called me back to you once more. prepare for apple horses and shenanigans.

#mlp #mlpfim #mlp fim #mlp g4 #mlp artist #self text #in which bre fully embraces being a horse girl #in a real jungian embracing the shadow moment #let's fucking go #revisiting my youth in a good way #applejack #rainbow dash #appledash #def got sucked back in via an infection au #the brain is churning

[wildwhiskey236]

I don't talk much about Embracing Shadows anymore but I'm working on the sequel (Rising Dawn) and my favorite thing about Natia (main character) is that I will write her with a plot in mind and she will squint at my plot and say, "What's really going on here?" and wreck my shit to show me the real plot

#it happened im embracing shadows #its happening here #shes alwasy looking for a conspiracy or secret and shes right its always better than what i had in mind #i love her #embracing shadows #writing #whiskey rambles

[dramaism]

I told you the lantern was flickering. When it is on, I am sane. It is clear to me that I must send you back as I promised. But I go insane when it turns off. I just pine for you. That is why I came to see you.

#alchemy of souls #alchemy of souls: light and shadow #alchemy of souls 2 #kdramaedit #kdramadaily #kdrama #kdramagifs #userbbelcher #chewieblog #mufaloedit #alcofsedit #you all!!! i’m screaming THEY DELIVERED #also the way they embraced each other fbjfbefdfd #it was soo hard to choose shots they were kissing A LOT #gyj & ljw WOW #a full course meal

[shadow0-1]

Despite everything

#call of duty #modern warfare #call of duty modern warfare #MWII #CoD MWII #CoD MWIII #MWIII #blender renders #Phillip Graves #Philip Graves #Shadow Company #CoD OC #OC: Jax #Jackie Ramirez #Ship: High Places #UUUGUGHUHGHG #I need to put them in a blender and drink it #to be loved is to be changed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #cold loneliness can still give way to warm embraces

[j3llyf1shdust]

fuck it we ball.

cringe is dead take a sonadow ship child.

#my art #sonic the hedgehog #digital art #shadow the hedgehog #shadow the ultimate lifeform #sonadow #shadow x sonic #sonic x shadow #sonic the hedgehog fanart #sonadow fanchild #his name is #dynamite #he explodes #oldish art #ill make a bette ref later #yippee #embrace the cringe #fucking sick lil buddy #fuck it we ball

[kottkrig]

To Embrace The Shadow: Absolution (End)

Lucretia is faced with her own mistakes and what the consequences might be if she forgets why they call her the Shadow Mother.

World of Warcraft | Original Characters

Found Family

“Can you come home now?”

Zala looked up from Lucretia’s arms with misty eyes. The elf often asked to be held without any fear of her mentor's sobering presence.

“Yes, of course. I will not abandon my people, and I owe you three a lot for securing my recovery ahead of time…” Lucretia faced her anticipating audience. The men were reaching out as if she might slip away again, but they were too modest to ignore decorum as quickly as their Sister.

“First of all, you deserve an apology.”

Letting Zala go, she floated back as much as she could in their modest space. She took off her miter, which was constructed from nothing but pure energy, as was the rest of her; the Shadow Mother was the wraith of a mortality left behind. The vessel she mantled was the one her people knew best, and she let it appear largely as cadaverous as she was before her ascension. She refused to be ashamed of her undeath, which she never chose for herself. Failing her kin, however, was a result of her choices.

The trio watched as she apologized for her arrogance, for taking their loyalty for granted. She was sorry for seeing herself as above consulting them about her plans, and just expecting them to comply. Her overconfidence put them all in danger and left them to clean up her mess.

The prestige tied to her name was earned, but she was not invincible, and she was the most responsible for reminding them that neither were they.

“My greatest joy would be for you to one day walk your own ways, but I cannot let you go with the presumption that any of us are untouchable. It would violate our third and most difficult tenet, and in turn, undo the others. All three must work together.”

They stared at her in stunned silence. It certainly confirmed her arrogance.

“But I have shackled your growth, and you have every right to be disappointed with me.”

Zala was quick to accept her apology. Lucretia had a hunch that she was just exhilarated with their reunion, as their bond sometimes leaned on the familial side over simply teacher and student. It wasn’t Lucretia’s intention for Zala to become so attached that it might hurt her autonomy, and they would have to work on that. Lafayette was similar, albeit more guarded with his opinion. It was likely that he followed Zala’s initiative, as he often did choose to go with the flow and submit to a more assurant personality. Only when the following silence got too tense for him did he seem to add his own input.

“You couldn’t predict that this would happen. But maybe… maybe we should have talked more beforehand. We could have helped you prepare better.”

Lucretia agreed with him and was pleased to hear him speak his mind. She then faced Cletus and found him avoiding her gaze. She had supervised him the longest, with promises of prestige dangling in front of him–which she knew he would eventually achieve–but she had held him back for years. Perhaps she feared for his safety, or perhaps she savored having such loyal acolytes at her beck and call, but loyalty was unwise without mutual trust. It might have dawned upon him and made him hesitant. She could not blame him.

They didn’t need to forgive her, and she was hoping that they would take their time with their final decision. Receiving her humility was what they deserved. As for herself, she could handle any heat coming her way from the cult. Uppity Dark Clerics who thought she got her comeuppance were insignificant when she had the honor of seeing her students flourish together.

Things eventually started returning to relative normalcy, but Lucretia had to rethink her approach as a teacher. She decided to bring the trio aside, one at a time, and offer to loosen her grip on them. If they were to grow further, they needed to be challenged, and she could use her privileged position to advance theirs.

Lafayette’s anxiety held him back from progressing any faster than at a sloth’s pace, and Lucretia knew that she contributed to his sheltering. The living and the dead could walk all over him, and he would take it in silence instead of standing his ground. His success in reclaiming control of his sight tasted of the respect that he longed for. It was going to be a lifelong journey to challenge his fears, and he would be facing setbacks, but such were the trials they all faced as early as learning their first tenet. He often settled among the cult’s archives, where anyone who needed something had to consult an archivist. If he was taught on how to manage their texts, others were wise to respect someone who held onto occult knowledge.

Zala rambled on about a dozen things on her wishlist, but it wasn’t quite material things that Lucretia had in mind. They could revisit that matter at another time, so the two concluded that her role in preserving their grounds should broaden beyond menial labor and patrols in Deathknell. She had proven that she could plan for and journey into the unknown, and then return safely on her own. An elven ranger was exceptional for sweeping across the wilds with her silvan knowledge, and even someplace as haunted as Lordaeron needed care to maintain balance. It was her home, and she should be free to explore and nurture it. Lucretia urged her to be vigilant as the eyes of the Forgotten Shadow, and Zala eagerly swore to honor the trust put in her.

Cletus’s relationship with her had become tense. He fought harder than he should have for their sake, and was facing burnout as his only reward if he was just going back to being her eternal promising student. For one who had come so far, she still hadn’t ordained him. They both knew that his weak point was vainglory, and while power was what they all sought, every cultist had to constantly measure their capacity for it. Even the most successful of Dark Clerics weren't above remembering the tenets, or they risked falling like she had done. Cletus could charm his way forward all he wanted, but it meant nothing if he wouldn’t practice what he had been preaching in this time. Whenever he felt certain about it, Lucretia promised to be there to avow his commitment, and bow back at him as an equal.

She was self-aware enough to recognize her worries about letting go of control, knowing what it might cost a Shadow priest to be careless. She was proof herself of what rigid discipline could accomplish, but her students would never be able to breathe if they couldn’t reach above the surface. All four of them were left with scars reminding them of their trials, that they saw it through, and that there would be more trials to come. They would continue to face failure, prejudice, hatred and devastating loss, and she couldn’t always be there to protect them. What she could do was teach them how to protect themselves, and each other, until they were ready to walk their own ways. Their paths were not for her to decide for them, when such was not the will of the Forsaken.

It was challenging to adapt and persist through difficult times, and there may be endless time for any Forsaken to lead. But they were a stubborn people, and when those who reviled them as abominations kicked them down, they crawled back up and spat in the faces of their oppressors. The Cult of Forgotten Shadows sought to enhance what it meant to be Forsaken, and when to be Forsaken meant spiteful survival, they embraced the shadow that had been cast over them.

#the REAL final boss of this campaign: a codependent relationship #also yaaaaay we're done #this is the longest thing i've written as a newish writer thank u for the feedback everyone ily💜💜💜 #to embrace the shadow #character: lucretia #character: lafayette #character: zala #character: cletus #kott writes

[welcome-to-green-hills]

I CANT SONIC AND SHADOW BEKNG SO PROTECTIVE AND WITH EACH OTHER GODH I CANT BE NORMAL ABOUT THEM AT ALL

EMBRACE IT!!

#Embrace the brain rot #sonic prime #sonadow prime #mystery anon #off topic #prime!sonic #prime!shadow