The depths of Thunnus Bay

“I will die for the love of the mermaid
Her seduction, beauty and scorn
Welcome to the end of your life
– Hail the Oceanborn!”

I’ve heard your kind telling the most outlandish stories about the merfolk, stories filled with mystery and allure, danger and deceit. I enjoy listening to your old tales, and I wonder how much your ancestors knew… and how. Perhaps the bravest among you dove somewhat too deep one day while looking for pearls, and caught a glimpse of the sacred temples and towers that we conceal under the waves.

On some quiet nights, when your world is asleep and there’s no sound but the soft whisper of the sea foam caressing the shores, our divine songs ripple through the surface and can be heard, dancing with the wind, toying with the leaves of the trees, gently fading until all is silent again.

Dive into the fascinating Thunnus Bay, at your own risk.

Find out more about the Fantasy Faire 2024 HERE.
Find out more about Relay For Life HERE.
Find out more about the American Cancer Society HERE.

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING FROM THE FANTASY FAIRE 2024 ڿڰۣ—✽
Head: BeSpoke – Deep Sea Siren Head + Crown (Thunnus Bay)
Skin: BeSpoke – Deep Sea Siren Skin – Andiron (Evo X) (Thunnus Bay)
Eyes: BeSpoke – Deep Sea Siren Eyes – Aquamarine (Thunnus Bay)
Tail skin: ((Krature)) – Foil – Riptide Applier – Black (Plankbarrow Harbor)
Tail fins: ((Krature)) – Glimmer Flexi Fins Addon – FF Edition (Plankbarrow Harbor)
Halo: Air_Olga halo RFL – Gold (Avalon)
Claws: [QE] Leviathan Female Claws – Magick 001 (The Last Stop)
Trident: [Simple Stuff] The Devil’s Spine (Plankbarrow Harbor)
Location: Thunnus Bay

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Flat Chest Addon
Tail: + Riptide Mermaid + {Aii & Ego}
Brows: *Rainbow Sundae* Ava’s Adornments
Webs: -FAS- Webbed Hands – Maitreya
Necklace: *KD* Ta necklace (From Fantasy Faire 2023!)
Arm Jewelry: [Drunken Brokkr] Fithril Arm Jewelry (From Fantasy Faire 2023!)

Quote: “Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean”, song by Nightwish
Prose by Arualblues

We met in Duskfall Court

“I sang of the dancing stars,
I sang of the dædal earth,
And of heaven, and the giant wars,
And love, and death, and birth.”

It could only happen here, in the dark woods of The Duskfall Court, where no mortal dares intrude, that we should meet and find each other. We, who are the things they whisper at each other with dread around their bonfires at night, we the monsters and fairies and ghouls, and forgotten gods from far away lands, we become friends, allies, and foes in the deep shadows of Duskfall Court.

Flying together down the sinuous pathways that we call our home, or wandering through the woods ready to ambush some unfortunate traveler who lost their way, our days are always filled with excitement and our friendship grows. Here in Duskfall Court, we aren’t the dreadful monsters. We are valued and cared for, we are loved.

Discover the beauty of the Fairelands… if you dare.

Find out more about the Fantasy Faire 2024 HERE.
Find out more about Relay For Life HERE.
Find out more about the American Cancer Society HERE.

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING FROM THE FANTASY FAIRE 2024 ڿڰۣ—✽
Friend: -AxisMundi-Quetzalcoatl (Hope’s Wish)
Tattoo: [n.a.p] Leaves Embrace – Dream (The Duskfall Court)
Eyes: .:.Nocturne Skies.:. Echelion Lagoon (Flamenca)
Wings: *Les Encantades* Natural Wings Purple (Samsara)
Jewelry: [Drunken Brokkr] Thyria Jewelry Collection (Samsara)
Location: The Duskfall Court

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Head: LeLUTKA Zo Head – EvoX
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Petite Chest Addon
Skin: Nuve. Ava skin Dark – Cocoa
Hair: TRUTH Jamie – Fatpack
Outfit: :[Petrichor & Ersch]:- Saina – Pack – Leather (From Fantasy Faire 2023!)
Pose: Poseidon – Flight pack

Quote: “Hymn of Pan”, poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)
Text by Arualblues

Into the Fairelands

“Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes
They call me on and on across the universe“

We’ve waited with our eyes full of dreams and memories, we’ve counted the minutes and the seconds, and now it’s time: the portals are open once again and the magic from the Fairelands calls for us, the Fantasy Faire 2024 has begun.

The Faire means many different things for us. For some, it’s all about the fun, meeting fellow “geeks” while playing the ultimate cosplay with our avatars, the parties, the games, the shopping. For others, it’s a way to share our creativity, from the incredibly talented builders who create all these worlds for us to enjoy, the amazing photographers who document the beauty of the lands, the merchants who put effort and love into their creations year by year, to the performers and everyone else who give life to this wonderful dream to support the American Cancer Society’s vision of a world without cancer.

We are all here to Relay For Life. The Faire unites us in an effort to contribute to this fight, it unites us in our shared experiences, as we transform the struggles and the pain into beauty and joy. We relay with love, we relay with hope, we relay in the memory of the ones we’ve lost, and for the scars of the ones who survived.

When I relay, I think of the brother who lost his battle so many years ago, his youth taken away and our broken hearts. But I also relay in the name of the sister who survived and is still my dearest friend, and how grateful I am to know that we’re still there, giving each other light. I relay with my husband, who also survived a few years ago and is still the love of my life, my partner, lover, and accomplice, and we relay for so many others in so many other lives, whoever you are. We will never forget you.

Fairelands Junction 2024

Find out more about the Fantasy Faire 2024 HERE.
Find out more about Relay For Life HERE.
Find out more about the American Cancer Society HERE.

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING FROM THE FANTASY FAIRE 2024 ڿڰۣ—✽
Tattoo: [n.a.p] Leaves Embrace – Dream (The Duskfall Court)
Eyes: .:.Nocturne Skies.:. Echelion Lagoon (Flamenca)
Wings: *Les Encantades* Natural Wings Purple (Samsara)
Jewelry: [Drunken Brokkr] Thyria Jewelry Collection (Samsara)
Location: Fairelands Junction 2024

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Head: LeLUTKA Zo Head – EvoX
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Petite Chest Addon
Skin: Nuve. Ava skin Dark – Cocoa
Hair: TRUTH Jamie – Fatpack
Outfit: :[Petrichor & Ersch]:- Saina – Pack – Leather (From Fantasy Faire 2023!)
Pose: Poseidon – Flight pack

Quote: “Across the universe”, song by Lennon / McCartney
Text by Arualblues

No more butterflies

Look now, look all around, there’s no sign of life
Voices, another sound, can you hear me now?
This is Planet Earth

The air is rancid with death and rubble dust. It’s been many years since the last time human steps hurried along these roads, now broken and silent. There are no more voices bartering among the ruins of what was the market, no more pigeons pecking at bread crumbs outside of the empty shell that was a bakery, no more children chasing a dog or singing a nursery rhyme on their way from the shattered remains of a school. There are no more dogs chasing birds, no more birds, no more butterflies.

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING ڿڰۣ—✽

Head: LOGO M.A.B.E.L-6 Cybernetic Head + Skin – Alabaster

The super cute Mabel head, in a cool cyberpunk style. It comes with several skin tones for body and face, BOM and EvoX compatible, with animations and a lot of nice customization options. This version includes the amazing head piece, unrigged.

Boots: [Drunken Brokkr] Harabanar Boots (NEW at Engine Room: Mar 20th – Apr 20th)

These boots were my steampunk dream, and a lot of fun to make. As usual with my brand, the model has a lot of attention to detail and cool details, and not to brag but my textures also rock. There’s a piston on the heel rigged to work as realistically as possible in SL. They match our popular HarabanaR Arm Guard. Several female and male bodies supported!

Arm guard: [Drunken Brokkr] Harabanar Arm Guard (SALE at Engine Room: Mar 20th – Apr 20th)

The awesome arm guard that you know and love. If you didn’t catch it before, now it’s your chance to wear it with our new boots.

Pose & Prop: Poseidon – Hisako (bat from the Sukeban pack)

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Flat Chest
Tattoo: 10 RARE -[TWC]- Red Butterfly
Dust: Izzie’s – Face & Body Dirt
Location: Everwinter

Quote: Planet Earth, song by Duran Duran
Prose by me.

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

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING ڿڰۣ—✽

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.

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
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

Show me where it hurts

The child is grown
The dream is gone
I have become comfortably numb

Just a few more swipes, I say to myself, as the hours escape through my headphones and around my insomniac doomscrolling silence. Oh look, death, destruction, and then soft kitties cuddling and purring, another delicious recipe that I will never cook, one more historical factoid about the Tower of London, more death and despair, a sweet lady with sassy inspirational rants, destruction and despair, a comedian who can speak ancient Latin, death, slaughter, death. The morning rises outside the window, he still snores happily in dreamland, and I get ready to pretend to be asleep when the alarm rings.

I will smile and kiss him good morning, nothing to see here, nothing to tell, did you sleep well, my love? Morning coffee, spicy jokes, sometimes a toast, let the day start. It’s all the same, continuously the same.

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING ڿڰۣ—✽

Head: LOGO Noelle Head

A lovely new head by LOGO that came out during the holiday season. It comes with several lovely skins for body and face, BOM and EvoX compatible, and includes animations and a lot of nice customization options.

Ear jewelry: [Drunken Brokkr] Vaengrinn ear jewelry

Gorgeous original mesh crafted with love by the blacksmiths of the gods (yes, that is my store, shameless promo and all that). Compatible with Lelutka EvoX ears, Andore Ears for EvoX, and Swallow Gauged Ears for EvoX, plus a couple of unrigged versions. The fatpack includes cool exclusive multichrome colours.

Chest tattoo: VENGE – BOM – ‘Thanatos’ Neck Tattoo

This is a very versatile tattoo, perfect for your best punk/rock or Goth fantasy, available in different opacity levels, and you can tint them and stack them up for cool combinations. It fits well on different chests of bodies and genders, so give it a whirl.

Nails: [Stargazer] Ultimate Bento Nails Set – Sprocket Glam

Compatible with Maitreya, Legacy, Kupra & Kups, Reborn, and Slink. Includes a HUD with 50 gorgeous colours.

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + [V-Tech] Boi Chest Mod
Ears: ANDORE – * ears L.E.X * – FEMALE (Human Gauged)
Skin: a.b – Imani Mali – BOM Evo X
Eyes: AG. Carol Eyes Pack
Hair: CAMO – Amelia F-Locs – FATPACK
Dress: Glam Dress Karla TwoSided
Cigarette: .09 [ kunst ] – Cigarette #1 [hand) (Smokers Gacha)
Pose: FOXCITY. City Life Bento Pose Set + smartphone prop
Backdrop: FOXCITY. Photo Booth – Crescent Room

Quote: “Comfortably numb”, song by Pink Floyd
Prose by me

Blame my soul

Oh, setting Sun,
Thy red rays maketh me cry.
They remind me of the one
Whose slumber wakes me in the sky.

While you carry on with your sad little life, morning follows night and the seasons never seem to move the shadows in your soul. That soul you believe to be immortal in some way, the soul that you have tarnished -not me, not ever- and now keeps you awake at night. I am innocent of your woes, but I can give you the freedom that you wish for. I have not hurt you, but I can bring you a new peace that you have yet to know. I am the only one who has not forsaken you.

The bridal bed awaits us both,
After the landscape of death I have crossed.
Before my sorrows I must die,
Nightwish I send through the starlit sky.

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING ڿڰۣ—✽

Ear jewelry: [Drunken Brokkr] Vaengrinn ear jewelry (NEW at We Love Roleplay: June 4th-28th)
Compatible with Lelutka EvoX ears, Andore Ears for EvoX, and Swallow Gauged Ears for EvoX, plus a couple of unrigged versions. The fatpack includes cool exclusive multichrome colours.
Nails: [Stargazer] Ultimate Bento Nails Set – Sprocket Glam
Compatible with Maitreya, Legacy, Kupra & Kups, Reborn, and Slink. Includes a HUD with 50 gorgeous colours.
Chest tattoo: VENGE – BOM – ‘Nocturnal’ Back & Chest Tattoo
They come in 4 versions for back and 4 for chest, all tintable and in different opacity levels, to mix and match.

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Flat Chest Addon
Head: LeLUTKA Zo Head (F fit) – EvoX
Skin: Nuve. Sadie skin (Velour) Praline – Lelutka Evo X + Velour Flat Chest Addon
Face paint: CORE&GORE :: Eiffon face evox (NEW at We Love Roleplay: June 4th-28th)
Eyes: IKON Deadshine Eyes – Fjord
3rd Eye: {aii & ego} Demonic Touch Third Eye
Ears: Swallow Gauged S for lel Evo X Ears (f)
Feathers: Zibska ~ Whence Set (NEW at We Love Roleplay: June 4th-28th)
Jewelry: :: ANTAYA :: Jewelry set “Eva” (NEW at We Love Roleplay: June 4th-28th)
Wings: The Bearded Guy – Angels & Demons Collection

Quotes: “Nightwish”, song by Nightwish
Prose by me

Spring moonlight

She rose among us where we lay.
She wept, we put our work away.
She chilled our laughter, stilled our play;
And spread a silence there.

And darkness shot across the sky,
And once, and twice, we heard her cry…

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING ڿڰۣ—✽

Jewelry: Zuri Jewelry – Zuri Rayna-Chanty Necklace Set V3 – Fae Diamond/Sterling (NEW at Swank: May 7th-31st)
Nails: VENGE – Stiletto Nails + ‘Draco’ Applier

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Petite Chest Addon
Head: LeLUTKA Ceylon Head – EvoX
Skin: [theSkinnery] Jing (LeLutkaEVOX) sorbet
Dress: .:FlowerDreams:.Sascha outfit – champagne
Hair: KMH – Hair F228 RFL
Backdrop: FOXCITY. Photo Booth – Cherry Blossom

Quote: “The Vampire”, poem by Conrad Aiken (1889-1973)

A dreary night

And ever when the moon was low,
And the shrill winds were up and away,
In the white curtain, to and fro,
She saw the gusty shadow sway.

Sometimes she still wanders the empty rooms at night, breaking the silence with the doors upon their hinges creaking. She peers through the windows on many a rainy night, a dreary night, still waiting for his return. After a while, she remembers, alas, he will not return. She walks back to her bed, slowly and in silence, and she tries to lull herself to sleep. On the morrow, she will visit his grave again, as she does every time she has the dream.

Old faces glimmer’d thro’ the doors,
Old footsteps trod the upper floors,
Old voices call’d her from without.
She only said, “My life is dreary,
He cometh not…”

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING ڿڰۣ—✽

Dress: *Les Encantades* – Helga Dress (NEW at We Love Roleplay: May 4th-31st)

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Petite Chest Addon
Head: LeLUTKA Ceylon Head – EvoX
Skin: poema – THELMA skin (NEW at We Love Roleplay: May 4th-31st)
Eyes: .lovelysweet. Dawntreader Eyes Set (NEW at We Love Roleplay: May 4th-31st)
Hair: no.match_ ~ NO_SHADOW ~ all COLORS (NEW at Enchantment: May 12th-June 3rd)
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS//Vampira Castel [With Rain] (NEW at Enchantment: May 12th-June 3rd)
Furniture: Raindale – Ravenspire bookcase (NEW at Enchantment: May 12th-June 3rd)
Veil: Grasshopper St Fantasy Veil Set

Quote: “Mariana”, poem by Lord Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892)
Prose by me

Throne of the Starborn

Floating upon the quiet hydrogen lakes
In this ambrosial merry-go-round they will gaze
Ephemeral life touched by a billion-year-show
Separating the poet from the woe

My throne exists beyond time and space, beyond everything that you call reality. On my throne, nothing can touch me, no words can stir me, no thoughts can harm me, no winds can move me. I simply exist, and there is nothing but silence. And peace.

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING ڿڰۣ—✽

Tattoo: Nefekalum – Daoine Sidhe Tattoo (NEW at We Love Roleplay: May 4th-31st)
Head: LOGO Harlow Advanced Head (at Main Store)

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body
Skin: Moth & Moon – Edie – SELKI Skins (NEW at We Love Roleplay: May 4th-31st)
Face tattoo: Moth & Moon – Nightsister Makeup (NEW at We Love Roleplay: May 4th-31st)
Eyes: REPULSE – Venom Eyes (NEW at We Love Roleplay: May 4th-31st)
Hair: no.match_ ~ NO_SHADOW ~ all COLORS (NEW at Enchantment: May 12th-June 3rd)
Outfit: Ruxy-Brethil MaxPack (NEW at We Love Roleplay: May 4th-31st)
Headdress: Zibska ~ Liliane Set (NEW at We Love Roleplay: May 4th-31st)
Halo: Emotional Circus – Solarius Halo / Moon Lover (NEW at Enchantment: May 12th-June 3rd)

Quote: “Stargazers”, song by Nightwish
Prose by me