Early Morning Walk

 Varu has always been a bit of a loner, one of his favorite things to do to clear his head is to take a walk through the woods.

The early fall morning is a perfect setting. Due to his wolven side he runs hot, so cold air isn't a problem. It's actually very welcome.

The only reason he bothers to wear a scarf at all is because Daisha made it for him.

He finds himself thinking of his friend entirely too much these days. Nox has hinted at a job he needs someone for in the northern territories.

Maybe Varu should tell Nox he's interested, and distance himself from Daisha for a while.

His feelings for her have definitely become more complicated than he is comfortable with. Maybe distance is what he needs to give himself perspective.

A Walk in the Woods

 As the weather turns to autumn, and the leaves begin to change and the air cools down, Sabia and Hauk take a walk through the woods.

These two were among my first inspirations when starting this blog...............and they still remain favorites of mine.

Hauk definitely made me fall in love with the Lawrence sculpt.

And as soon as Sabia arrived, I knew she would be Hauk's perfect match.

After the Leaving

 Gray watches his sister from outside the doorway. While he admires Toross for putting his family's safety first, he hates what the deception and distance does to his sister.

As one of the few who knows the entire situation, he and Ginia have become extremely close over the years. He wants more than anything for his sister to be happy. For the first time, in a long time, he has a kernel of hope for his sister, and his nephew too. Although if Toross does decide to make some changes, the relationship with Joran would certainly not be an easy one.

Gray supposed time would tell. He needed to get some feelers out. An idea was forming, but it would take quite a bit of planning and cooperation among those that weren't always cooperative. Now he needed to find out where Ginia's head was. He knew she pushed Toross every time they were together.....to change their situation........he also knew Toross held all his cards very close to the chest, even with Ginia. How much did she sense after this latest visit?

He wouldn't get her hopes up only to fail. 

The drops into depression after her mate's leaving were getting worse after each clandestine meeting. He needed to do something.

And a bonus shot of the siblings............more story later

Weary

 Toross is weary................weary of all the deception in his life, wearing of the strain of keeping his true family safe, weary of pretending to be someone he truly isn't at heart, weary of his son's hatred, weary of always being on guard for fear something will slip to let those around him know all is not as it seems.

As he contemplates his life yet again, in the hour before he has to leave Ginia, he struggles with how he can make a permanent change. He knows Grayson would help him. Heaven knows Ginia has been at him for years in the sparse, secret time they have together to make necessary changes for them to be able to be together permanently and finally, finally let their mating bond take root. She's tired of the few stolen moments they are allowed, and he is as well.

First and foremost is always her safety though, hers and their sons. If he breaks from his father and his birth family ties, there will be hell to pay. He doesn't want Ginia, Joran or anyone else he truly cares about caught in the crossfire.

Grayson is formidable and has strong, influential ties within the Misceo network though..............maybe it's time he has some serious talks with Grayson to start initiating change, permanent change, as Ginia keeps pressing him to do.

Their son is now a grown man now, a warrior in his own right as Ginia keeps reminding him. Doesn't he want a chance to get to know his son and dispel some of the untruths Joran has heard about him all his life.

He is tired of walking away..........................as Grayson calls from the hallway, "It's Time", for the first time since he walked away from his mating bond, and a life with Ginia all those years ago, he has a small kernel of hope.

Some Nox Appreciation

 With the Iplehouse announcement last week of their plans to close, I have been very nostalgic looking back through my collection at all the lovely Iplehouse dolls I've acquired over the years. To be honest, without Iplehouse, I probably wouldn't have delved as deeply into the BJD world. Their realistic sculpts were what finally made me go all in and switch gears from the 16" fashion dolls like Tonner and Gene. One of the more unusual dolls I have in my Iple collection is Nox, my FID Dane in ebony resin. He's one that spoke to me loudly when I first started doing this blog quite a few years ago. I wanted to get him out for some new photos today.

I have to admit I haven't bought a new Iplehouse doll since 2021 I think. Their were some issues with Iple loosing a lot of their talent where face ups were concerned and that gave me pause, then with COVID and then the tariff issues I just appeciated what I had and didn't buy anything new from them aside from the occasional clothing order.  Plus, they stopped putting out anything new.  I always hoped that they would somehow regain their  mojo and get back to where they used to be in their glory days. Alas, I guess that was not meant to be. Farewell Iple................you will always hold a special place in my heart and my doll collection. I will cherish all the many dolls that have graced my collection through the years even more now. Nox certainly being one of those special dolls..

Finding His Place

 Still trying to figure out how Tyghan fits into the Glade world. 

I love the Elf Leo sculpt so much I have a bigger version of him coming as well so I can buy the SJ Elven outfits when they release them and have someone to wear them. Luckily, my friend Robyn has made me a lot of Elvish things for my MSD crew over the years as well, including the tunic Tyghan is wearing here.

Genevieve

 Some new 'just because' photos of Genevieve, the Queen