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Dead )(eiresses

I got a few notes from people/anons after my Dreambubble heiresses comic on )(eiress about what the silhouettes looked like filled in. I did the younger set.

A few notes on Heiress headcanons, if anyone cares.

Excellent reading/source of most Headcanons: Hymn of Empire

Most of the time, there are two Tyrians in the world- The Empress and her Heiress. Tyrians are always female, as they line up with Gl’bgolyb and the Mother Grub. The birth of an Heiress is celebrated- as it appeases Gl’bgolyb by giving her something to care for. She inherits the royal hive, and is kept safe by the aristocracy, and far from the reach of jealous lowbloods. They grow extremely sheltered, but highly educated.

Heiresses receive tutelage on the history of Alternia and the glorious Empire they are poised to inherit. Unlike other children, instead of schoolfeeding, Heiresses study on their own. Their personality tends to veer against it, though. Some are more dedicated than others. They are kept mostly unaware of the deaths of previous Heiresses. The subjuggulators find this a particularly amusing joke.

None of them are expected to last, of course. The honor of slaughtering an Heiress lies only with the Empress. The birth of a new Heiress is somewhat akin to a Kumari. They are considered signs of prosperity and luck in the Kingdom, but they are never, ever expected to ascend. To suggest such would be treason to the Empress. At the same time, wishing harm on her is equally dangerous.

Most Heiresses do not live to the time of completion and challenge. Tyrian blood, for its virtues, is the most unstable of the types. That’s why only one wriggler makes it at a time. Most Heiresses die while still children, whether through injury while exploring far from her Lusus’ supervision, or through illness. Particularly those with weaker blood than needed to handle her lusus’ whispers.The Empress prefers this, because often, they have not had the chance to plot against her. The death of young Heiresses are often a tragically fashionable event for highbloods. Mourning them is similar to Victorian Mourning customs- corpse parties are publicized and little memorial portraits hang about outpost pubs for a time. Highbloods trade them like baseball cards.

Heiresses that do live to ascension age are seen as noble sacrifices for the Empress- after all, they are never expected to succeed by anyone other than themselves. Warrior princesses, they study tactics with the intent to overthrow the Queen. That only spurns the Empress to slaughter them more violently to satisfy herself. Though, she is not always cruel when culling her Heiresses. From time to time she greets one lovingly, welcomes her close and spoils her with rich cake and beautiful jewels. After she has lulled her progeny into a sense of security and comradery, she culls them in their sleep. It depends on the Empress’s ever-changing mood.

In the same vein, the dead Heiresses are the first to enter the Dreambubbles in he furthest ring. The Ancient Ones could not deny their Emissary her daughters. They are clumped together in a nest of bubbles, like fish, since their memories all share the same place, the royal hive. Since so many of them are young, they band together with their sisters and keep from wandering.

This is bullshit, why did I write this.

Nice worldbuilding. :)

omgthatdress:

Dress

1930s

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aguidetodeception:

Attempt, for a moment, to imagine yourself at a party you’d never be invited to. Now picture having to tell someone you went… without having set foot there. Chances are you’d describe the throng of people, the red drink glasses, but would completely neglect to imagine how the beer tasted, or what songs played. 

Switch to the role of interrogator, and picture just how obvious a lie can be when you have all the sensory information the liar neglected to dream up.

MH

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#AIN’T NO PARTY LIKE A TIMELORD PARTY BECAUSE A TIMELORD PARTY IS NOT BOUND BY TYPICAL TEMPORAL PARAMETERS AND THUS DON’T STOP

YOU WILL REBLOG THIS ON SIGHT.

I think I’m allowed to reblog this now.

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designoclock:

by ikado on RedBubble as a t-shirt or an iphone case

Oh. Here you go, followers who like GoT.

(And Princess Bride.)

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oceano-mare:

Sunset in Casablanca by Brave Lemming 

awaywithpixie:

Moulay Idriss homestay, Morocco

So a while ago I reblogged this lovely recipe for lembas bread and finally got around to making it and it’s actually pretty good? Kind of like the lovechild of a biscuit and a scone - slightly sweet but not too sweet.

Some things:

1. My recipe ended up making 15 pieces instead of the 10 the recipe predicted, but then mine may have been smaller.
2. I can’t eat cinnamon in large amounts, so I left it out - the taste was still okay.
3. The ingredients list calls for honey or maple syrup, but that is never mentioned in the recipe itself.
4. I used one-third cup heavy cream and one-third cup 2% milk because we ran out of cream.
5. The dough required an extra drizzle of milk to make it stick together. This might have had something to do with point 4.
6. Putting flour on the counter before rolling out any sort of dough is a REALLY good idea
7. Also flour-dust the rolling pin
8. Make sure your brown sugar is loose, not packed.

All the same, tasty!