Delightful anticip……ation

I could feel the hot breath on my neck. Then the skin of my throat began to tingle as one’s flesh does when the hand that is to tickle it approaches nearer, nearer. I could feel the soft, shivering touch of the lips on the super sensitive skin of my throat, and the hard dents of two sharp teeth, just touching and pausing there. I closed my eyes in languorous ecstasy and waited, waited with beating heart.

Bram Stoker, Dracula – Chapter 3

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Head: LOGO Mabel Head + Mabel Skin – Alabaster (NEW at Très Chic: Feb 19th-Mar 10th)

A super cute head, sculpted with love and attention to detail. It comes with several skin tones for body and face, BOM and EvoX compatible, and includes animations (like the flirtatious little smirk on my photo) and a lot of nice customization options.

Outfit: *Les Encantades* Mimi FULLPACK (NEW at We Love Roleplay: March 4th-28th)

This outfit is full of possibilities, from the dark temptress of my photo to an innocent maiden getting ready to face another day. As usual with Les Encantades, Anouk offers us beautifully hand-painted textures in several colors and many customization faces to mix and match as you wish. It will be on sale during the event, don’t miss out on this adorable set.

Chest tattoo: VENGE – BOM – ‘Leviticus’ Neck Tattoo (NEW at Gothcore: Feb 24th-Mar 12th)

This is a very versatile tattoo. It includes a black and a tintable version in 5 different opacity levels, and you can tint them and stack them up for cool combinations.

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Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body
Body shine: +ARANA+ Cross Body Shines (Red)
Eyes: YOSHI – Hoji Eyes
Eyebrows: – BROWS – lel EvoX Kaya 004
Makeup: ~Shiny Stuffs~ EvoX Gothic Romance Liners + Sanguine Gloss
Hair: *ARGRACE* Akane – Dark Browns
Gloves: :: ANTAYA :: Lace gloves with roses
Bed: Dreamland Designs – Danika Wrought Iron Canopy Bed
Background: {RoawenWood} Le Petite Grande Room Skybox Set

A forgotten song for Aruok

There was something different about the wind that day, a sweet whisper of rustled leaves, almost a song with familiar notes. Aruok could not remember it, it was less than a memory, like the elusive shadow of a dream lingering behind her eyes for just a heartbeat, before fading away. No, it was not the wind, it was a voice, a sweet choir of voices in a secret call, a summon, stirring her heart and filling her spirit with promise.

Aruok could not tell how long she had been away, exiled in silence and darkness, seasons came and went and the Fairelands with them, becoming a longing for that home that she had lost. But that was in the past. She knew that the portals were open, she could feel it like goosebumps on her skin, in the particular glow of her wings, in the song carried by the wind. And so Aruok took flight, floating through the waves of music, through the mystical portals, through the lands where she had loved life.

With each breath she could feel the very spirit of the Fairelands filling her with warmth, the sunny valley of Sipala was where she belonged, and while she swirled in the air with all the creatures who welcomed her, she promised never to leave again. Her voice joined the choir in the song of hope that had awakened her, calling on all the other lost souls to return.

The Fantasy Faire 2023 has begun! Join us for this amazing gathering of talented designers, enthusiasts, role-players and performers in the virtual world, getting together to enjoy the art, events, and of course, the shopping, all in benefit of the American Cancer Society, via Relay For Life (RFL).

Find out more about the Fantasy Faire 2023 HERE.
Find out more about Relay For Life HERE.
Find out more about the American Cancer Society HERE.

✽ڿڰۣ— FANTASY FAIRE 2023 ڿڰۣ—✽
Gloves: [Drunken Brokkr] Vonnika Hand Jewelry (Faire Store in Nysaris)
Jewelry: [Drunken Brokkr] Fithril Chest & Arm Jewelry (Faire Store in Nysaris)
Wings: *Les Encantades* Titania Bento Wings (Faire Store in Nysaris)
Crown: *Les Encantades* Autumn Crown (Faire Store in Nysaris)
Outfit: :[Petrichor & Ersch]:- Saina – Pack – Leather (Faire Store in Fungalmire)
Harp (photo 2): Simply Shelby – Enchanted Fairy Harp Fountain set (Faire Store in Nysaris)
Pavilion (photo 2): Swank & Co. Romance Draped Gazebo (Faire Store in Nysaris)
Effect (photo 2): 3rd Eye_ Shine Whisps (Light Fantasy) (Faire Store in The Shimmering Fern)
Location (photo 1): Sipala

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Head:  LOGO Harlow Head (at LOGO)
Body Shine: [Stargazer] Body Shine – Sakura

Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Petite Chest Addon
Skin: Nonnative Koko Skin – Moonlight (Velour body skin: Ipanema Moonlight)
Hair: TRUTH Charisma – Selection
Grass: {RoawenWood} Fairy Grass Greens [Purple] MESH

Text by Arualblues

They call me the Wild Rose

… But my name was Eliza Day

He showed me the roses and we kissed
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word
As he knelt above me with a rock in his fist

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Tattoo: Nefekalum – Rose Tattoos (NEW at Enchantment: Aug 13th-Sep 3rd)
Head piece: [Drunken Brokkr] Myrkja Crown (NEW at Enchantment: Aug 13th-Sep 3rd)
Nails: VENGE – ‘Fantasia’ Stiletto Nail Applier (at Venge Main Store)

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Head: LeLUTKA Inez Head (Evo X version)
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Petite Addon
Skin: 7 Deadly S{k}ins – Selia – Taupe
Eyes: Mana. // Pleiades Eyes – BOM
Hair: no.match_ ~ NO_DESIRE ~ all COLORS (NEW at Enchantment: Aug 13th-Sep 3rd)
Jewelry: **Real Evil** Aliza Set
Pasties: !dM deviousMind “MataHari” DancerJewels **FLOWER** (BOX #4)
Background: {RoawenWood} Le Petite Grande Room Skybox Set

Quotes: “Where the wild roses grow”, song by Nick Cave

Naked soul

Soy un alma desnuda en estos versos,
Alma desnuda que angustiada y sola
Va dejando sus pétalos dispersos.

Alma que como el viento vaga inquieta
Y ruge cuando está sobre los mares,
Y duerme dulcemente en una grieta.

I am a naked soul inside these verses
A naked soul in anguish and solitude
Leaving behind its scattered petals

A soul that, like wind, wanders restless
And roars when wanders over the seas
And sleeps gently inside a crevice

Alma que fuera fácil dominarla
Con sólo un corazón que se partiera
Para en su sangre cálida regarla.

A soul that could be easily dominated
With only a heart that could be broken
To water it in its own warm bloodshed.

Alma que ha de morir de una fragancia,
De un suspiro, de un verso en que se ruega,
Sin perder, a poderlo, su elegancia.

A soul that will die over a fragrance
Over a sigh, over a plea within a verse
Without losing, if possible, its elegance.

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Skin: 7 Deadly S{k}ins – Metal – Oak (NEW at Orsy Event: Aug 6th-23rd)
Outfit: !Silvan Moon Designs! Blood and Wine Gown Set-Sorcery (NEW at Enchantment: Aug 14th-Sep 4th)
Jewelry: Zuri Jewelry – Zuri’s Princess Arualblues Set- Black Diamond/Frost (at main store)

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Head: LeLUTKA Fleur Head (EVO version)
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body
Eyes: AviGlam. Angelic Eyes Pack
Hair/Headpiece: [ Oblivion ] Middle-Age 021 Blondes
Backdrop: {RoawenWood} Le Petite Grande Room Skybox Set

Quotes: “Alma desnuda” (“Naked soul”), Poem by Alfonsina Storni (poorly translated by me)

An Aphrodite for mortal souls

Princess of lust
Dignity put to dust
A virginal sight
Their apple to bite

Naked limbs reflecting from the moon
I’ll be there for you soon
First wish for this night:
Let me be your delight

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Skin: 7 Deadly S{k}ins – Falcon – Snow (NEW at Dubai Event: Oct 20th – Nov 10th ~ HURRY!)
Jewelry: [Drunken Brokkr] Authra Gacha (NEW at the Gacha Garden: Nov 1st-30th)
Chaise: {RoawenWood} Tantra Chair (at main store)
Background: {RoawenWood} Le Petite Grande Room Skybox (at main store)

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Head: GENUS Project – Genus Head – Strong Face W002
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body
Eyes: IKON Hope Eyes – Poltergeist
Hair: .:EMO-tions.. *ANTOINETTE* B/W pack

Quote: “Passion & the opera”, song by Nightwish

Night ritual

Witchcraft has not a pedigree,
‘Tis early as our breath,
And mourners meet it going out
The moment of our death.

I carry the mark of death, bestowed upon my soul for generations. I carry the restless spirits of the ones you sent to the gallows, our innocent children of nature, our mothers, our sisters. They were the lonely, the strong, the different, the outcasts. But we will never die, and our memory will have revenge.

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Head: LOGO Chelsea Anniversary Head (NEW for LOGO’s 15th Anniversary Celebration: Oct 23rd – Nov 6th)
The Chelsea and Chase NEW heads will be FREE during the event
Nails: VENGE – ‘Spiders & Lace’ Stiletto Nail Applier (NEW at Trick or Treat Lane: October 9th to Nov 1st)
Furniture & Decor: {RoawenWood} Letters for the Dead (NEW at Samhain: October 10th to Nov 2nd)
{RoawenWood} Samhain Spirit Candelabra (NEW at Hallow Manor: Oct 16th-Nov 1st)

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Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body
Skin: Lumae :: Niska – Varda – Lady Death
Hair: tram J0428 hair / HUD-C
Eye L: AG. Comet Eyes Gacha – Omega – 08
Eye R: Izzie’s – Demon Eyes
Outfit: ANTINATURAL[+] Potestas Capelet / BORDEAUX (at Samhain: October 10th to Nov 2nd)
CUREMORE/ Miss Juliet Blouse -PURE + CUREMORE / Miss Romeo Pants / BLACK LATEX (v.1)

Quotes: “Witchcraft has not a pedigree”, poem by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
Prose by me.

Sweet taboo

There’s a quiet storm
And I never felt this hot before
Giving me something that’s taboo

You don’t need to understand, just feel. Here I lie, a fountain of pleasure ready for you to enjoy to your full satisfaction, ready to be claimed as yours. I see the hunger in your eyes, the fire behind your eager breath, and I revel in it. I fervently await your commands, your lust fills my heart with songs of joy and ecstasy. As you take possession of me, you become forever mine.

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Skin: 7 Deadly S{k}ins – Kailano – Coconut (NEW at WIP: Oct 2nd – 22nd)
Jewelry: [Drunken Brokkr] Bjollur Leg Chains (NEW at We Love RP: Oct  4th-31st) + Bjollur Feet Chains (SALE at We Love RP: Oct 4th-31st)
Shine: [Stargazer Creations] Body Shine Materials – Thorned (at main store)
Outfit: {RoawenWood} Sweet Ass Outfit (at main store)
Rug: {RoawenWood} Kivna Karcero Floor Play Rugs (at main store)

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Head: GENUS Project – Genus Head – Classic Face W002
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Lara Add-on Petite
Eyes: IKON Eternal Eyes – Hazel
Hair: *ARGRACE* NAZUNA – Dark Browns

Quote: “The sweetest taboo”, song by Sade
Prose text by me

Wild roses

They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me it I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day

On the second day I brought her a flower
She was more beautiful than any woman I’d seen
I said, “Do you know where the wild roses grow
So sweet and scarlet and free?”

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Skin: 7 Deadly S{k}ins – Astrid – Pineapple (NEW at eBento: Sep 10th – 30th)
Jewelry: [Drunken Brokkr] Brisingr Torc Necklace
Background: {RoawenWood} Love Is Wedding Arbor (at RoawenWood)

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Head:  LeLUTKA Fleur Head
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body
Hair 1: Tableau Vivant // Demon huntress – Fades
Hair 2: TRUTH Yuko (Group Gift)
Outfit: *Les Encantades* Ermesenda – Onyx (NEW at We Love RP: Aug 4th-31st)

Quotes: “Far gone now”, song by Vaya con Dios

Lingering

I’m so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
‘Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won’t leave me alone

These wounds won’t seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There’s just too much that time cannot erase

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Head:  LOGO Willow Head (at Main Store)
Eyeshadow: LOGO Twilight Eyeshadows (at Main Store)
Skin: 7 Deadly S{k}ins – Diamond – Sand (NEW at Designer Showcase: Sep 5th-30th)
Face tattoo: Nefekalum Tattoos Medusa’s Gaze (at Main Store)
Outfit: !Silvan Moon Designs! Abyssia of Witchwood Gown Set-Pitch (NEW at We Love RP: Sep 4th-30th)
Nails: Nails: VENGE – ‘Deco Daggers’ Stiletto Nail Applier (at Main Store)
Background: {RoawenWood} {RW} Le Petite Grande Room Skybox Set + {RW} Tarkhan Candelabra (at Main Store)

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Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body
Eye R: AG. Comet Eyes Gacha – Omega – 06
Eye L: Izzie’s – Demon Eyes
Hair: Exile – Something Wicked 5 Color Wicked pack
Jewelry: adoness: lady crow: choker & earrings: pearl: RARE

Quotes: “My immortal”, song by Evanescence

Hunger and fire

Give it up, do as I say
Give it up and let me have my way
I’ll give you love, I’ll hit you like a truck
I’ll give you love, I’ll teach you how to

I have nothing of my own, even the chains around my body belong to Him. But when the moonlight shines on my branded skin as I dance, the power is mine. As I twirl and softly sway, his eyes have no choice but to follow every curve and every move, bewitched by the giggles of the little bells around my ankles, mesmerized by desire. The dancing pit is where I rule, night after night, a goddess of hunger and fire.

Once you put your hand in the flame
You can never be the same
There’s a certain satisfaction
In a little bit of pain

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING ڿڰۣ—✽

Skin: 7 Deadly S{k}ins – Kamea – Maple (NEW at Dubai Event: Aug 20th – Sep 10th)
Shine: [Stargazer Creations] Body Shine Materials – Maple (ON SALE at Imaginarium: Sep 1st – 30th)
Tattoo: Nefekalum Tattoos – The Marked Gacha – Traveler (RARE) (NEW at at Imaginarium: Sep 1st – 30th)
Anklets: [Drunken Brokkr] Bjollur Footchains (NEW at We Love RP: Sep 4th-30th)
Outfit: {RoawenWood} Sweet Ass Outfit (at main store)
Pit: {RoawenWood} Forest Fuck Bond Circle [Ferns] (NEW at Kinky Event: Aug 28th – Sep 22nd)
Nails: VENGE – ‘Sacred Crimson’ Stiletto Nail Applier

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Head: GENUS Project – Genus Head – Strong Face GIFT001
WELCOME BACK, GENUS PROJECT! 
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Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Lara Add-on Petite
Eyes: AviGlam. Starry Eyes Gacha – Omega – 11
Hair: *ARGRACE* TSUMUGI (Image 1) / AKANE (Image 2)

Quotes: “Erotica”, song by Madonna
Prose text by me