Tracing the Threads of History and Fantasy

A Forgotten Christmas

December 09, 2025

Snow presses softly against the windows of the old manor, muffling the world outside until it feels as if time itself has stopped.

The violet upholstery of the Winter Bruise Loveseat from Noctis catches the candlelight, rich and worn in all the right places, like a relic from Christmases long before the house fell still. Beside it, the Victorian Christmas Side Table from the same brand holds a glass and a half-eaten slice of fruitcake.

The light comes from the Radiant Stag Candelabra. Its antlers shimmer like frost-caught branches, illuminating the carved edges of the Dukes’ Dining Table from Props! and the dim corners of the room. You don’t see much of it beyond this room, but the Abandoned Manor from Moon Coven is an eerie, worn-down building, perfect for a Gothic Christmas.

All of the above, and the Roweyna black dress from Goth1c0, are available at the December round of We Love Role-Play. The beautiful Natalie skin is a lovely gift from alaskametro at the Shop & Hop, which includes a total of nine skin tones.

Winter Ritual

December 06, 2025

Welcome to December with We Love Role-Play. To get you into the Christmas spirit, the sim is beautifully decorated and each store has a special L$50 offer in addition to the usual discounts. 

Loa’s new Frost skin features subtle add-ons of frost on the eyebrows, a pale eyeliner and a pack of blushes. The skin is available in Loa’s usual tones as well as a range of Velour tones, including the celestia and fantasy ones. I opted for Loa’s own Porcelain tone here and paired it with Sublime’s Aurora gown which I gave a white bodice and a grey skirt for more tones of frost and winter. Constraint’s Winter Court Torc (one of the L$50 items) goes well with the off-the shoulder design and the Winter Fae Crown from the same brand is beautiful in Wasabi’s Mistle hair, a new release for Anthem.

Adding a mystical feel is Auro’s Snedronningen staff, with its sphere of ice and crystalline details. It goes well with the scene built by Harshlands’ Tree with Candles and their snowy Yule Rock Offering.

The surrounding forest comes from Fanatik’s newly updated PBR poplars and their matching snowy ferns, with the Oitavos rock clusters adding structure and interest to the ground.

Decadent Heritage

November 25, 2025

Some scenes don’t need much setup—just the right furniture and the right mood. DICTATORSHOP’s Bondage Cross from the Heritage series became the centerpiece for this one, its polished wood, padded support, and smooth restraint system working beautifully for both close interaction and full-scene shots. The cross includes solo poses for male and female avatars as well as a maledom and a femdom menu for two avatars at the same time. In addition, the cross is Jolt-enabled so that when the submissive is using the solo menu, he or she will react to being hit by the Jolt-enabled whips from DICTATORSHOP.

To balance the severity of the cross, I used Libertine’s decadent divan the Swan, available at the current round of We Love Role-Pay for a few more days. Its carved frame and deep upholstery create a perfect visual contrast—comfort observing tension.

For my look, Petrichor & ERSCH’s Valeneros outfit provided a gothic feel and paired welll with Petrichor’s Kessa Heels. Stealthic’s Faith hair added a soft, romantic touch as another contrast.

Ran, in the role of the (un)lucky captive, is wearing no.match No Sweat hair and Contraption’s Cyclist’s Breeches.

Winter Royalty

November 23, 2025

There are places where winter never truly ends — where embers of magic linger in the air, catching on falling snow and breathing life into old stories.

The current rounds of Enchantment and We Love Role-Play offered the perfect pairing for a scene like this: a sumptuous gown with storybook detailing and a crown fit for winter royalty from Grasshopper Street, an intricate hairstyle from No.Match and a magical scepter from Koukla that catches the light beautifully (and which includes a HUD for a selection of magical particle effects, not used here). And, as a final touch, a dramatic eyeshadow from Someone, echoing the colours that I picked for the gown from the many options on the HUD.