❝let me say what sorcery is not: it is not divine power, which comes with a thought and a blink. it must be made and worked, planned and searched out, dug up, dried, chopped and ground, spoken over, and sung. even after all that, it can fail, as gods do not.❞
a study in: inflicting yourself upon other people like a wound, (insatiable) hunger, magic, sorcery and witchcraft, intimate bonds, being made of that which you wield, having the power to change the world at your fingertips, trying to fix what's broken, trying to be worthy of that which you were given, a need to belong, abandonment (issues), faith, witches, vampires and hybrids.
indie headcanon based rp blog for: eleusine "lou ellen" blackstone, a minor character (turned oc-adjacent) from the riordanverse, expanded by tessa, 31, she/her. est. 2012.
riordanverse spells intertwined with: @mvndrvke, @infernocte / @zeitkeist, @anthcs, @darephi, @badboysupr / @tidaltow, @volchtsa, @mistforms / @pyredez / @ohlympns.
other spells intertwined with: @zuhaus, @milleroptimism, @antiturner, @clochanam, @blumengeist, @campxhalfblood, @childrenofdivinity, @foundationbuilt, @holdfastdanae & more because i wish i could just put everyone i write with down here because i love you all so much; you're all so very talented and i'm glad we get to write together.
❝then i learned that i could bend the world to my will, as a bow is bent for an arrow. i would have done that toil a thousand times to keep such power in my hands.❞
primary inspirations: greek (and roman) mythology with a focus on the stories of hecate, lamia, circe and medea, mythological / ancient witches, circe by madeline miller, medea by eilish quin, daughters of hecate: women and magic in the ancient world by kimberly stratton and dayna kalleres, hekate by nikita gill, the circe saga of epic: the musical, tvd/to/legacies, the secret circle, btvs, charmed, motherland: fort salem, supernatural, wgn's salem, netflix's the order and other magic users in pop culture.
required reading! | rules | about | verses | metas, headcanons & world building | khione stronghold aka freeze girl | udyati rao | floribeth dalisay
portrayal note ⁽¹⁾: i write eleusine as on par with the children of the big three when it comes to power scaling due to the fact that she is not a demigoddess but a demi-titaness and the fact that in the theogony (411-425), hesiod states that: "he [zeus] gave her [hecate] splendid gifts, to have a share of the earth and the unfruitful sea. she received honor also in starry heaven, and is honored exceedingly by the deathless gods." and because the riordanverse wikia classifies mystiokinesis as a type of reality warping and because of the fact that lamia is eleusine's half-sister in the riordanverse, creating and casting the very spell that enables monsters to track down demigods/demi-titans. with great strength comes great weakness, however, and i invite those who can use them against her in threads to do so, if it makes sense for the story that is being told.
portrayal note ⁽²⁾: there are several witches and magic users in other ip who are the strongest witches in the world; i fully intend to honor that while also figuring out how to make it possible for eleusine to co-exist with said witches and magic users as she is without watering her down but also without stepping on any toes or taking away the spotlight from anybody else.
this blog will contain triggering content, all tagged accordingly. not spoiler free. personals, non-rp blogs & minors dni.
❝you can teach a viper to eat from your hands, but you cannot take away how much it likes to bite.❞
