Hiiiii!!!!

sugoi right 😳

i borrowed the code from sm1 else and only tweaked a few things so technically i didn't made this

𝓁ℴ𝓋𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝓈ℴ𝓂𝑒𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒𝓈 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒶 𝓅𝒶𝒾𝓃𝒻𝓊𝓁 𝒾𝓁𝓁𝓊𝓈𝒾ℴ𝓃

i finally finished this skin 😆 found a bug today and fixed it tho

the inspo comes partly from destiel, partly from Ultraviolence, and a bit from Hannibal

so yeah… enjoy 🖤

if you wanna use it, here’s the code

based on this pretty skin and this one

setup steps:

click the code link above — it’ll open a long block of code. copy all of it (don’t include the title). it’s way easier to do this on desktop since mobile has copy limits

on AO3, go to your username → dashboard → skins → create site skin

give it a unique title, paste the CSS you copied, then scroll down and hit submit

once it’s created, just click “use” to apply the skin 🖤

hope there aren’t too many mistakes lol my english kinda sucks 😭

​This AO3 skin was inspired by antique books featuring elegant gold foil stamping.

​Truth be told, I am not entirely satisfied with the day mode. It might not be as comfortable for extended reading as some of my past designs. However, I am absolutely in love with this purple and background color combination—it evokes the feeling of writing and sketching with purple ink on old parchment. The purple foiled motifs also carry a slightly mottled texture, as if gently faded by the passage of time. Perhaps I will update the palette if I discover a better match one day?

​I actually began with the night mode and tested several color schemes. I attempted a red, gold, and black palette, but it was a miss. During the process, the contrast felt far too glaring, and the black background was suffocatingly heavy. This purple and gold, on the other hand, reminds me of the beautiful gowns of noble girls in classical oil paintings. I am truly delighted with how it finally came together.

​⚙️ Quick Installation Guide

​The installation process is almost identical to the famous "🌹 𝕸𝖎𝖉𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝕭𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖒 🌹" skin, but with just one extra step: the base file.

​You will need to create 4 skins in total. First, create the base, the Day skin (Violet Parchment with light mode checked), and the Night skin (Gilded Velvet with dark mode checked). Finally, when creating your Master Auto-Switch Skin, add them as Parent Skins in this exact order:

​Faded Gilt - base

​Faded Gilt - Violet Parchment

​Faded Gilt - Gilded Velvet

​📌 A Quick Note

​Just a quick heads-up: Since this skin is highly optimized for mobile devices, the position of some decorative assets might shift slightly if you use it on a desktop or a larger screen. Please don't mind it too much! The layout and immersive reading experience are absolutely at their most perfect on a mobile phone. 📱✨

​📢 Disclaimer

​Non-Commercial: This skin was created purely for fun and personal interest. It is shared for free and is not intended for any commercial activity or profit.

​Language: Please note that English is not my native language. There might be some grammatical errors or awkward phrasing. No offense is intended—if any wording feels inappropriate, it is purely unintentional.

​Assets: All visual materials and decorative assets used in this skin were sourced from the internet. All credits go to the original creators.

​Content: The works shown in the screenshots are for demonstration purposes only. They are not my own writing; I have only used them to showcase the visual effects of the skin.

🎶𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒘𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍'𝒔 𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈

𝑴𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔…🎶

Part of the inspiration for this skin comes from Lana Del Rey’s cover of Summer Wine

The [code’s ]finally all organized now—sorry it took me a while, I tend to forget things when too much time passes 🥲

based on this skin and this one

setup steps:

click the code link above — it’ll open a long block of code. copy all of it (don’t include the title). it’s way easier to do this on desktop since mobile has copy limits🍒

on AO3, go to your username → dashboard → skins → create site skin

give it a unique title, paste the CSS you copied, then scroll down and hit submit

once it’s created, just click “use” to apply the skin 🪽

If you share this skin, please link back to this Tumblr post. Thank you!🍓

mobile:

desktop:

symbols and pngs:

what people without a pfp (1) and guests (2) get as pfp:

Elyse's bedroom cc links