Hermione ✨

sexual tension is out, platonic tension is in. I need enemies who have fought each other so many times that they've developed a mutual fondness, realized they have a lot in common, and have to stop themselves from slipping into friendly conversation when they're supposed to be kicking each other's asses.

(disclaimer: the post below is in polish and is directed mostly at the polish tumblr community. however, i’d be immensly grateful if my non-polish followers took the time to reblog the post and read the following message. in light of recent events, my friend and i are trying to develop a project concerning racism and racial discrimination in poland. we noticed the lack of good polish resources on racism and we came up with the idea of creating a zine that would educate polish people on police brutality, reverse racism etc. we are trying to gather a diverse group of people that would help us so please boost this post. ALSO: if you are a black person that lives or lived in Poland and would like to share your experiences please hit us up.)

Polski internet zalała fala nienawiści w stosunku do  osób protestujących w Minneapolis, a także innych Afroamerykanów. Osoby czarnoskóre CODZIENNIE zmagają się z przejawami rasizmu, a Polacy świecą brakiem wiedzy i ignorancją, wciąż używając rasistowskich i dyskryminujących zwrotów w dyskusjach publicznych. Sprzeciwiamy się temu i chcemy użyć naszego przywileju, aby głos osób czarnoskórych został w końcu usłyszany, a ich życia respektowane. Postanowiliśmy stworzyć zine, gdyż na ten moment bardzo trudno znaleźć porządne, polskie źródła, które w przystępny sposób tłumaczyły by podstawy. Chcemy dać platformę osobom czarnoskórym, aby z własnej perspektywy przedstawiły swoje zmagania w naszym kraju. Projekt ten skierowany jest dla każdego, kto chce poznać podstawy związane z historią, problemami i szeroko pojętymi kwestiami dotyczącymi osób czarnoskórych. 

KOGO POTRZEBUJEMY? 

osób czarnoskórych, które żyją lub żyły w Polsce i zechciałyby podzielić się doświadczeniami

historyków, socjologów, amerykanistów oraz wszystkich innych osób ze znajomością historii i kultury USA

grafików (pro bono; cały projekt jest tworzony przez osoby które nie czerpią zysku z utworzonego materiału)

Cała kwota zebrana ze sprzedaży zine’u zostanie przekazana na organizację zajmującą się walką o prawa osób czarnoskórych. Cena będzie symboliczna (5zł).

Ghoul ranks

Maybe unpopular opinion but can I get a magical story without fantasy racism/homophobia please. There are plenty of ways to make a conflict interesting other than bigotry. This is a post about folks putting ghouls in slave-like positions. Granted, I am not versed at all in any religion, so take my phrasing with a grain of salt. Here is my alternative take on ghouls:

Ghouls are a hardworking class of demons that are granted access to the living world, to be summoned. To be special messengers of Satan himself. You think that He’s just sending rinky-dink lower class demons that probably wouldn’t survive the summoning process?? They are living, breathing proof that the Dark Lord exists! You think the humans are abusing these elemental beings like SLAVES??? Dead, immediately.

I think Satan sending Ghouls to the humans is like. Daddy giving his daughter the keys to his expensive car. Ghoulish coworkers are a privilege, an honor to work beside.

Aurora, again~°.•*

Time lapse video coming soon !

Commissions open || Ko-Fi link in blog description

I've been wanting to do this post for a while now so here is EVERYTHING I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THE GHOULS' IMPERA COSTUMES.

Buckle up because I have a LOT to say about those, this is gonna be a very long one.

The costumes were designed by B Åkerlund, a Swedish costume designer who's worked with Ghost since at least Meliora (that's as far back as I was willing to scroll on her Instagram page lol). B Åkerlund has also worked for many other musical artists such as Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Madonna, the Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osborne, Blink 182 and Hollywood Undead (information from her own website)

The masks were made by Bob Basset, a visual artists who works a lot with leather. I find his work fascinating, you can look him up on Instagram (nsfw warning, there's a few naked ladies).

Fun fact! The horns are real cow horns. That's the reason some of them have gold tips, to hide the imperfections that come with working with actual horns.

He does have a shop where he sells his items, there's a mask there very similar to the Impera ones. You can also buy Papa's batwings if you happen to have 2500$ lying around!

The jackets are made on the same model as one of Papa's. The back is decorated with a spine-like design made from leather and cording. It's adorned with a few of our classic Impera buttons. Some of the hems were left raw and some deliberate weathering was done to make it look old and worn.

Fun fact! The shoulder pieces are not sewn into the garment, I would assume for easier cleaning. I don't know if they're held by strong magnets or snap buttons.

The vest (my beloved 😩) is made from flocked velvet in a paisley pattern. It closes in the front with custom metal clasps that are riveted into the garment. The D parts are attached with what seems to me like wide elastic, which would lessen the pression on the clasps when moving around a lot. The back is made from two different types of fabric, I'd have to touch it to be able to tell you what they are. I assume the panels closer to the sides have some mild stretch to them. The top of the shoulders are decorated with Impera grucifix patches.

The shirts were not custom made for the ghouls, altho they were altered. The original shirt in the vintage painter linen shirt from Punk Rave and it is still being sold. Some of the cuffs were altered, removing the ruffles for some of the ghouls, but not all. They were removed for Dew, Mountain and Phantom, Aether's didn't have them either. As far as I can tell, all the ghoulettes still have them.

An unfinished piece of linen serves as an ascot, that piece is decorated with a metal devil skull. The colour of the skull doesn't appear to be consistent between each ghoul, Dew's looks gold almost bronze while Phantom's is a silver-like colour.

Another modification is the buttons, a small portion of them were removed in favor of our Impera buttons. Some of the ghouls have more buttons replaced than others, which is still a mystery to me.

The pants are called Jodhpurs, they were invented in the 1800s as horse riding pants. The wide part at the hips and thighs allowing for better movement. The ones the ghouls wear don't reach all the way to their ankles, they stop a bit past the calf muscle, hidden by the boots. (Yes, the ghouls are effectively wearing capri pants)

The boots are motorcycle riding boots, decorated by a grucifix. Like the shirt, they can still be bought online through the All American Boots website, altho the price tag is... Headache inducing to say the least.

The cape is a piece of costume that was only briefly worn on stage by the ghouls, Aurora being the only one who still wears one. I would assume it gets in the way of playing very easily. The cape itself is made of two fabrics, a light blue satin and a dark grey suede. The two pieces are not sewn together at the bottom, they move freely from each other. The cape is attached on the left shoulder with a harness piece that has one strap across the chest, decorated with a metal buckle, and one under the armpit.

Aight that's it for me, have a nice day byyyyye!!

Letters to Santa 🎅🏻 #4.

Mountain: Dear Santa,…

Mountain: *just tired and worn down by those (Dew, Swiss and sometimes Rain when they get roped in. But mainly Dew and Swiss.) naughty ghouls.*

Mountain: Where do I start…

this ghoul is on fire!

We aren't talking about Dew and his compression shirt enough

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