(*) intellectual copyright | stevie

• as a fae…
  • wide, green eyes nestled amongst pointed features; slender stature
  • deft fliers, inhabiting woodlands
  • iridescent wings & bioluminescant aura — (follow the light trails)
  • translucent skin, painted with the dyes of crushed petals & berries
  • lures dazed mortals into the centres of mushroom rings with cascades of beguiling giggles
  • clever & mischievous // helpful & kind
• as a feline…
  • an affectionate calico
  • all catnip frisk & windowsill catnaps
• as a hellenic deity…
  • persephone
  • goddess of the spring & queen of the underworld
  • the beauty & the blaze of the changing seasons are inspired by her comings & goings between earth & the underworld.
• as a manic pixie dream girl…
  • handcrafted mixtapes of obscure indie tunes
  • rainbow-coloured hair & a thin hoops in her nostril
  • fearless (coaxing our protag from their shell)
  • reckless (sobbing, drunk, at three a.m.)
• as a mermaid…
  • delicate fins with rainbows of shimmering scales
  • conversational in several cetacean dialects
  • bottled message deliverers & shipwreck explorers
  • blows bubbles & somersaults playfully in sun-dappled shallows
• as a witch…
  • an alchemist, whose lips hint at an elixir most strange…
  • an expert potioneer, peddling 'organic herbal infusions'
  • white magick; white candles; white sage
• in a single word…
  • curiosity.
• various æsthetics
  • bare feet, berrypicking, bubblegum, cricket song, dandelions, fairy floss, hollywood starlets, oversized sunglasses, strawberry lemonade, wildflowers
  • black coffee, chipped nail polish, dodgy dive bars & greasy all-night diners, hand-rolled cigarettes, heavy boots, knuckles cracking, political rallies, slam poetry, stick 'n poke tattoos
  • chinese takeout, the 'face with tears of joy' emoji, favourite song sing-alongs, netflix binges, phone tag, social media, teasing flirtation, techie gadgetry
  • comets, dust motes on sunbeams, mysterious hieroglyphics, nature hikes, patchouli incense, studying abroad, sunrise, vast libraries, white noise
  • newspaper clippings, smeared ink, typewriter clicking & clacking, yellow pencils pocked with teethmarks