Longest Night Costume

[rm]

So, it seems there is going to be a Longest Night ball at Lunacon this year, thanks to Jacqueline Carey being the GoH.

Which means I _have_ to costume. Which surprises me a little, as there's a certain car crash feeling I also have about the Kushiel books and possibly their fans. But, there's also a real beauty in them, and a ferocity, that I find meaningful and fun.

My current ideas are:

- Mara. Not Phedre as Mara. Just Mara. I love the story. And it speaks to my inner Snape. And it would be easy to do. (and yes, I'll have a marque as Patty and I are going to play with a lot of henna -- again, not Phedre's). Downside? People will make assumptions about me that I'm not going to enjoy fielding.

- Someone from House Shahrizai. The black and gold brocade would be fun (more work for me) and people won't fuck with me.

- A Cassaline. Easy. But not showy. People won't fuck with me at least, but it seems lame to assemble all that weaponry to then peace tie it all and have to be dour all night besides.

I am, if you didn't know, very sensitive about people touching me without my leave. I'm also very sensitive about submission being grounds to condescend to people. I'm also very sensitive to the "you have sex, so why won't you fuck me" anger, and it's all stuff I see in the geek community, and worry strongly will be out in force at this year's Lunacon.

Thoughts?

Comments

[rm.livejournal.com]

I sort of do. And I sort of don't know why. It's no sense of submission. But defiance. Maybe after so much time it's come to this. *shrug*

[abbismom.livejournal.com]

It'll be your own interpretation of Mara anyway.

[mneme]

It's kinda ironic that you have to worry about this kind of crap, specifically when talking about the Kushiel books -- which are all about, in effect, "submissive defiance".

That said...yeah. Go as Mara. You've got a great concept; it would be a shame to let fear of assholes talk you out of it.

Now me? I have no clue. But then, I rarely costume for anything.