#rakul

𝐑𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡'𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲

Rakul Preet Singh stuns in a vibrant red lehenga by Sawan Gandhi, featuring intricate cutwork and sequin embroidery. The ensemble includes a fitted georgette blouse with shimmering sequins and a subtle sweetheart neckline, paired with a flared lehenga showcasing diamond patterns. A delicate net dupatta with crystal work and pom-pom tassels adds ethereal charm. Styled by Tanisha Bhatia and Akshita Rai, with makeup by Salim Sayed and hair by Aliya Shaik, Rakul's look is completed with dazzling white stone jewelry from M K Jewels and Anmol.

Hello and thank you so much for the Ask! While I can’t think of any one story that inspired my Demon original characters, in my notes from 1/31/22 just over one year ago, I reference a few movies as story and place inspirations: Maleficent, Legend (1985), and The Last Unicorn. I’d written a little over 1k of a story, inspired by the dark and romantic lyrics of the song “The Killing Moon”, about a demon Thrawn who finds a teenage girl, Elise (female Eli) in the forest, captures and seduces her, then takes her to the Black Fortress as an offering to the evil Demon King there (demon Emperor Palpatine), but in the last minute lets Elise escape from the rest of the demons and he is imprisoned. Elise helps him escape his prison cell, but she is severely injured and near death as he flies her away from the Fortress. So there are several elements of that story that DID end up becoming part of Rakul, but that specific story is one of my few truly abandoned ideas. And it was reborn into Rakul and the sequel to Rakul, which will feature demon Thrawn and demon Thrass, as well as Elise as female Eli once again (which is at least half written, but the exact ending point is undetermined at the moment). That sequel was begun on Feb. 2, 2022, and the first chapter of Rakul was begun Feb. 23, 2022 and published on AO3 2/25/22. Anyway, most of the inspiration for all of these stories was simply some dark song lyrics and a certain mood. I actually didn’t start reading a lot of romance novels until later in 2022, and I actually haven’t read any demon stories like mine before, so there isn’t any specific novel I could recommend that inspired my demons unfortunately.

Finally, there IS a very lovely romantic fanfic about demon!Thrawn and human Eli already on AO3:

Theeran and Priya