the fruits i cut for you taste better because they have my love stains on them
“I was born of song and story, of spell or speech with power of oracle.”
— Kathleen Raine, from The Collected Poems of K. R.; “The Wilderness,” (via alcrepuscolo)
𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐓 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 . . . ( 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 ) The Death card often represents endings, transformation, and rebirth. It brings themes of inevitable change and the shedding of the old to make way for the new. These are great ways for Mun's to explore the shadow work their muses may need to deal with loss. Here are scene prompts to capture that sense of profound change, whether it’s the end of an era, the loss of something or someone significant, or the dawning of a new phase in life. Learn more about death here. *Themes: Horror, Loss, rebirth, transformation, endings. → ∗ ⁽¹⁾ Find the collection of tarot-based scene starters here!
REVELATION: A storm rages as the sender uncovers a family secret. They turn to receiver for support.
BLOODLINE: In the receiver's house, the sender stands over a box of old photos and secrets.
DAWN: At the break of dawn, the receiver watches the sender as they struggle with the loss of a loved one.
SURRENDER: The sender holds the receiver’s hand as they walk through a graveyard.
AWAKENING: After a near-fatal accident, the sender awakens to the receiver by them.
BRAID: The sender braids the hair of the grieving receiver.
INESCAPEABLE: The sender looks at the receiver, a deep fear in their eyes, knowing that death is inevitable.
AFTERMATH: The receiver stands silently as the sender stares at the aftermath of a choice made, a life lost, and the painful consequences weighing heavily on them both.
REVENGE: The sender turns to the receiver, filled with bitter resolve as they prepare to avenge a death that's connected them both.
FORGIVENESS: In the stillness of the night, the sender kneels before the receiver, seeking forgiveness.
BENEATH: The sender pulls the receiver from the wreckage, their hands bloodied, both knowing there’s no way to survive this other than together.
+ DEATH: create your own prompt
❛ it looks worse than it feels. ❜
emilia’s gaze flicked to the figure standing before her, taking in the blood staining her sleeve and the fresh cut along her jaw. strangers though they were, there was something familiar in the way she held herself — shoulders squared, chin lifted, as if daring the world to see her pain.
❝ it looks worse than it feels. ❞
the girl’s voice was even — almost dismissive — but emilia didn’t miss the way her fingers trembled slightly at her side. the witch narrowed her eyes, hesitating for a moment before stepping closer. ❝ maybe. but you’re still bleeding. ᴸᴱᵀ ᴹᴱ ᴴᴱᴸᴾ. ❞
DESTINED: The sender recognizes the receiver from a dream, a past life, or a vision.
there was something unsettling in the woman’s gaze … too sharp, too knowing, like she was seeing through skin and sinew to something older. emilia didn’t flinch under it, but she felt it all the same. that quiet pull in her chest. like something long buried had just opened its eyes.
❝ you’re looking at me like you’ve seen a ɢʜᴏsᴛ, ❞
she said softly, the corner of her mouth lifting, not quite a smile. her voice was calm, but edged in a subtle tension, like a wire pulled tight. she stepped a little closer, the candlelight catching in her eyes—brown and warm, but watchful. searching. ❝ or maybe just someone you thought you’d already lost. ❞ a pause, and then, gently —curiously : ❝ do i feel familiar to you? ❞ she didn’t ask with disbelief. she wasn’t mocking. if anything … she almost wanted to hear the answer. because deep in her bones, where memories had no names and time had no shape, emilia felt it too — the echo of something once lived. or dreamed. or promised.
Monica Bellucci as Francesca in La Riffa ( 1991 )
“Both the bitter and the sweet, both a honey-tongued blessing and a curse.”
— Miklós Radnóti, from All That Still Matters At All: Poems; “A Gentle Breeze,”
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𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 . . . ( ice breaker )
✧ › Send "Looks like we're stuck together." for a sudden situation forces our muses into close quarters. A great way to break the ice with mutuals you'd like to write with but are nervous to approach!